SAD patients

Controls

P value

No. of participants

39

57

Gender (male/female)

14/25

32/25

0.051

Age (years)

13.80 ± 0.98

13.60 ± 0.50

0.097

Salivary alpha-amylase level (kIU/l)

61.28 ± 29.88

27.00 ± 13.50

<0.001

Herat rate

76.10 ± 11.96

68.69 ± 10.61

0.003

STAI-State score

49.35 ± 10.57

41.24 ± 8.59

0.0037

STAI-Trait score

55.69 ± 10.44

45.61 ± 9.36

0.0001

Duration of illness (months)

10.41 ± 8.24