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 |