Emotion Dysregulation and Inflammation in African-American Women with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of variables of interest.
Overall sample
Current depression
Current PTSD
0
1
0
1
Mean (SD, range)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Overall trauma load (excluding child abuse)
4.31 (2.27, 1–12)
4.52 (2.38)
3.86 (2.02)
3.97 (2.00)
5.00 (2.70)
Child abuse severity
37.81 (16.11, 25–100)
33.48 (10.59)
46.81 (21.68)
31.37 (7.65)
51.19 (20.71)
Emotion dysregulation total
72.75 (24.81, 39–145)
64.78 (19.56)
89.31 (27.06)
67.22 (22.26)
84.23 (26.76)
Nonacceptance of emotions
12.10 (5.48, 6–27)
10.67 (4.69)
15.08 (5.98)
11.26 (5.35)
13.85 (5.54)
Difficulty with goal-directed behavior
11.52 (5.00, 5–25)
9.48 (2.89)
15.77 (5.88)
9.93 (3.11)
14.85 (6.54)
Difficulty controlling impulses
11.20 (4.865, 6–21)
9.48 (2.89)
13.31 (4.92)
10.52 (5.09)
12.62 (4.17)
Lack of awareness of emotions
13.40 (4.868, 6–21)
12.70 (4.18)
14.85 (4.43)
12.93 (4.46)
14.38 (4.01)
Lack of emotion regulation strategies
14.48 (5.99, 8–36)
12.63 (4.60)
18.31 (6.86)
13.11 (4.99)
17.31 (7.05)
Lack of clarity of emotional experience
10.05 (4.47, 5–23)
9.11 (4.44)
12.00 (4.02)
9.48 (4.45)
11.23 (4.46)
Body mass index
36.53 (7.30, 21–53.80)
35.15 (6.65)
39.35 (7.16)
36.17 (7.31)
37.30 (7.52)
Differences between groups were tested using one-way analysis of variance: ; ; and . Note: trauma load was measured using TEI; child abuse severity was measured using CTQ; emotion dysregulation was measured using DERS; current PTSD was measured using CAPS; and current depressive episode was measured using MINI.
