Diffusion Tensor Imaging Studies on Chinese Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder

Table 1

Demographic characteristics (mean ± SD) of subjects.

	SAD (𝑁=18)	HC (𝑁=18)	𝑡 (df = 34)	𝑃
Age	22.72 ± 3.85	21.78 ± 3.90	0.73	0.47
Gender	12 M/6 F	12 M/6 F	—	—
Education	14.11 ± 1.53	14.05 ± 2.04	0.09	0.927
Duration	49.22 ± 40.17
Total LSAS	54.11 ± 11.90	19.50 ± 8.50	10.04	0.000

SAD: social anxiety disorder; HC: healthy control; M: male; F: female.
Educational background was measured according to the years of education.
The severity of social anxiety was measured using the Liebowitz social anxiety scale.
Duration: the time from the beginning of the first episode to the time of assessment (measured in months).