Therapeutic Effectiveness of Galphimia glauca in Young People with Social Anxiety Disorder: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Personal background and variables related to the disease, in patients with social anxiety who were included in the group treated with a standardized extract of Galphimia glauca (experimental group) and in the group treated with sertraline (control group).

Variable	Galphimia glauca	Sertraline	p
	n = 17	n = 17	X^2
	% (frequency)	% (frequency)
Schooling
Middle School	23.5(4)	5.8 (1)
High School	41.1(7)	57.8 (11)	0.24
University	35.2 (6)	29.4 (5)
Marital status
Single	58.8 (10)	58.8(10)
Married	31.5 (6)	29.4 (5)	0.78
Common law marriage	5.2 (1)	5.2 (1)
Divorced	0 (0)	5.2 (1)
Presently studies
Yes	35.2 (6)	29.4 (5)	0.71
No	68.7(11)	70.5 (12)
Working
Yes	47.0(8)	52.9 (9)	0.73
No	52.9 (9)	47.0 (8)
Likes to have friends
Yes	82.3 (14)	58.8 (10)	0.13
No	17.6 (4)	41.1 (7)
Feels accepted by his/her group of friends
Yes	70.5 (12)	76.4(13)	0.69
No	29.4(5)	23.5 (4)
Likes to live only with relatives
Yes	58.8(10)	70.5(12)	0.47
No	41.1 (7)	29.4 (5)
Prefers solitude
Yes	82.3 (14)	94.1(16)	0.62
No	17.6(3)	5.8(1)

No significant difference was found between the two groups.