Table 3 Comparison of empirical clusters based on TCI-NS and TCI-HA dimensions

Sociodemographics

 sex (female)

202 (59.8%)

135 (57%)

0.41

.521

.03

 age

38.56 (12.58)

45.95 (14.70)

6.30

< .001

.55

 current partnership (yes)

151 (46.7%)

124 (56.1%)

4.60

.032*

.09

 education (at least high school)

208 (61.5%)

157 (66.2%)

1.33

.249

.05

 children (yes)

86 (25.7%)

114 (48.5%)

31.63

< .001

.24

 smoking (yes)

67 (19.8%)

52 (21.9%)

0.55

.456

.03

SAD characteristics

 SPIN

43.85 (10.33)

38.01 (10.40)

6.65

< .001

.56

 SAD generalized

275 (86.2%)

190 (86.4%)

0.69

.707

.04

Former SAD treatment

 Psychotherapeutic / psychiatric

172 (50.9%)

108 (45.6%)

1.58

.209

.05

 medical

96 (68.6%)

42 (47.7%)

9.82

.002

.21

Family psychiatric history

 Any psychiatric disorder

105 (31.1%)

88 (37.1%)

2.30

.129

.06

 SAD

15 (4.4%)

16 (6.8%)

1.46

.227

.05

Comorbidities ^b

 Panic disorder

94 (28.1%)

61 (26.4%)

0.19

.665

.02

 Agoraphobia

125 (37.5%)

82 (35.2%)

0.33

.569

.02

 GAD

57 (17.0%)

29 (12.3%)

2.37

.123

.06

 Specific phobia

101 (30.1%)

77 (32.8%)

0.47

.492

.03

 Any anxiety disorder

209 (61.8%)

141 (59.5%)

0.86

.320

.02

 PTSD

5 (1.5%)

2 (0.8%)

N/A¹

.706

.03

 MDD

272 (80.5%)

172 (72.9%)

4.57

.032*

.09

 APD

251 (74.5%)

137 (58.1%)

25.66

< .001

.21

 Alcohol-related disorder

74 (21.9%)

65 (27.4%)

2.33

.127

.06

 Substance-related

78 (23.1%)

68 (28.7%)

2.32

.128

.06

 Substance-related (cannabis)

1 (0.17%)

5 (0.87%)

N/A¹

.087

.09

BDI

22.77 (11.39)

17.02 (9.87)

6.29

< .001

.53

 BDI Item I

0.68 (0.68)

0.46 (0.66)

3.94

< .001

.33