Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and callosal area measures of women with BPD and healthy women
| Characteristic | Group; mean (and SD) | df | t value* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women with BPD (n = 20) | Healthy women (n = 20) | ||||
| Age, yr | 28.0 (5.9) | 27.2 (7.6) | 38 | 0.35 | 0.73 |
| Education, yr | 10.7 (2.0) | 11.4 (1.7) | 38 | −1.17 | 0.25 |
| Premorbid intelligence (MWT-B) | 28.1 (4.8) | 30.4 (4.0) | 38 | −1.63 | 0.11 |
| ADHD symptoms (WURS) | 55.7 (17.8) | 11.9 (10.9) | 38 | 9.42 | < 0.001 |
| General psychopathology (SCL-90-R) | 1.2 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.1) | 38 | 6.87 | < 0.001 |
| Dissociative symptoms (DES)† | 15.4 (10.2) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Anterior third area, mm2 | 253.2 (48.1) | 240.5 (41.1) | 38 | −0.90 | 0.38 |
| Anterior body area, mm2 | 72.6 (12.2) | 74.7 (8.9) | 38 | 0.61 | 0.54 |
| Posterior body area, mm2 | 58.7 (9.8) | 65.4 (11.3) | 38 | 2.91 | 0.052 |
| Isthmus area, mm2 | 49.7 (10.9) | 55.9 (14.3) | 38 | 1.55 | 0.13 |
| Splenium area, mm2 | 171.0 (23.1) | 175.8 (22.8) | 38 | 0.66 | 0.51 |
| Total brain volume, cm3 | 1220 (107) | 1229 (101) | 38 | −0.28 | 0.78 |
BPD = borderline personality disorder; SD = standard deviation; df = degrees of freedom; MWT-B = Mehrfachwahl-Wortschatz-Intelligenz-Test19; ADHD = attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; WURS = Wender Utah Rating Scale20; SCL-90-R = Symptom Check List-90-revised21; DES = Dissociative Experience Scale,22 German version.23
↵* Comparisons are 2-tailed t tests for means across each row.
↵† Data were available only for subjects with BPD.