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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of demographic characteristics, measures of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale -11 and the Iowa Gambling Task performance in women with and without tattoos

From: Interactions between risky decisions, impulsiveness and smoking in young tattooed women

 

Tattooed (n = 60)

Non-tatooed (n = 60)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

28.47

5.42

28.35

5.95

Education

14.53

2.77

15.82

2.63

Smoking

55%

-

10%

-

BIS-11

 

AI

16.91

3.66

14.42

2.98

MI

20.83

4.02

17.57

2.98

NPI

24.88

3.82

22.03

3.84

IGT

Block 1 (1–20)

-1.2

3.54

-1.46

4.21

Block 2 (21–40)

-0.97

3.24

0.47

5.20

Block 3 (41–60)

0.6

5.74

1.3

7.07

Block 4 (61–80)

-0.5

5.85

2.37

8.25

Block 5 (81–100)

-0.17

7.24

4.53

7.82

  1. BIS-11 Barratt impulsivity questionnaire, AI attentional impulsiveness, MI motor impulsiveness, NPI non-planning impulsiveness, IGT Iowa Gambling Task as in Bechara et al. (1994), the 100 card selections from the IGT were sub-divided into five blocks: 1–20, 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, and 81–100.
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BMC Psychiatry

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