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Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the high-risk and non-OCD control individuals

From: Cognitive performance in children and adolescents at high-risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder

 

High-Risk (n = 18)

Non-OCD Control (n = 31)

p-value

n (%) / M (SD)

n (%) / M (SD)

 

Sex

 Male

12 (66%)

18 (58%)

0.551 ª

Puberty Development

 Age

11.1 (2.4)

11.7 (1.9)

0.365 b

Handedness

 Right

16 (89%)

30 (96.8%)

0.377 ª

Education Level

 Years of Education

6.1 (2.5)

6.3 (2.1)

0.743 b

 Total IQ

103.5 (12.2)

105.6 (13.5)

0.592 b

Y-BOCS

 Total

7.1 (5.3)

–

–

 Obsessions

3.6 (2.6)

–

–

 Compulsions

3.5 (2.9)

–

–

  1. ª Chi-squared Test \ b Independent t-test. M – mean; SD – standard deviation; IQ – Intelligence quotient; Y-BOCS – Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale