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Table 1 Demographics

From: A comparison of low-dose risperidone to paroxetine in the treatment of panic attacks: a randomized, single-blind study

 

Risperidone

Paroxetine

Statistics

N

33

23

 

Gender

  

χ2 = 0.74; n.s.

   Males (%)

8 (24)

8 (35)

 

   Females (%)

25 (76)

15 (65)

 

Diagnosis

  

χ2 = 0.74; n.s.

   Panic Disorder (%)

24 (73)

19 (83)

 

   MDD (%)

9 (27)

4 (17)

 

Age: mean (± SD)1

38.82 (9.74)

42.57 (14.34)

t = 1.16; n.s.

Terminated (%)2

13 (39)4

14 (61)4

χ2 = 2.50; n.s.

   LTF/Non-compliance (%)

9 (69)5

5 (36)5

χ2 = 0.873; n.s.

   Adverse Effects (%)

2 (15)5

1 (11)5

 

   Lack of Response (%)

2 (15)5

1 (11)5

 
  1. Demographic data for study subjects. Percentages represent within-group proportion
  2. 1 Age in years
  3. 2 Number of subjects failing to complete the study.
  4. 3 Testing the difference between groups for the reason for attrition
  5. 4 Percentage of all subjects within treatment group
  6. 5 Percentage of terminated subjects within treatment group
  7. n.s. – not statistically significant
  8. LTF – lost to follow-up
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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