Table 3 Comparison of personality facets between patients ( N  = 208) and controls ( N  = 94)

N1 Anxiety

21.8 (6.0)

16.9 (4.8)

−7.599

.000

1.02

N2 Angry hostility

17.6 (5.5)

12.7 (5.0)

−7.323

.000

0.85

N3 Depression

25.3 (5.5)

17.6 (4.8)

−11.748

.000

1.38

N4 Self-consciousness

19.7 (5.6)

14.7 (5.4)

−7.292

.000

0.85

N5 Impulsiveness

23.3 (4.8)

17.4 (4.7)

−9.998

.000

1.15

N6 Vulnerability

19.2 (5.4)

13.2 (5.4)

−8.970

.000

1.04

E1 Warmth

20.9 (5.0)

22.6 (4.4)

2.826

.005

0.32

E2 Gregariousness

17.9 (5.7)

20.8 (4.6)

4.680

.000

0.63

E3 Assertiveness

14.4 (5.5)

15.5 (4.2)

1.731

.085

-

E4 Activity

17.7 (5.3)

18.2 (4.2)

.763

.482

-

E5 Excitement-seeking

17.3 (5.2)

17.2 (4.4)

-.224

.823

-

E6 Positive emotions

18.5 (7.2)

23.2 (5.4)

5.720

.000

0.83

O1 Fantasy

19.0 (6.1)

19.2 (5.5)

.279

.780

-

O2 Aesthetics

16.9 (7.4)

18.1 (6.0)

1.481

.140

-

O3 Feelings

21.9 (4.9)

23.5 (4.2)

2.990

.003

0.41

O4 Actions

14.1 (5.5)

17.5 (5.0)

5.152

.000

0.59

O5 Ideas

16.5 (6.4)

19.0 (5.5)

3.350

.001

0.47

O6 Values

23.0 (3.8)

20.2 (3.0)

−6.241

.000

0.72

A1 Trust

17.1 (6.3)

19.5 (4.0)

3.857

.000

0.47

A2 Straightforwardness

19.1 (5.5)

20.3 (4.6)

1.843

.067

-

A3 Altruism

24.3 (4.5)

24.8 (3.7)

.984

.326

-

A4 Compliance

17.9 (5.4)

18.5 (3.7)

1.145

.253

-

A5 Modesty

21.9 (5.5)

19.7 (3.6)

−4.094

.000

0.50

A6 Tender-mindedness

22.7 (4.1)

22.6 (3.3)

-.221

.825

-

C1 Competence

17.8 (4.9)

21.3 (4.9)

5.836

.000

0.68

C2 Order

18.8 (5.2)

18.3 (4.6)

-.668

.504

-

C3 Dutifulness

21.5 (5.3)

22.3 (4.8)

1.230

.220

-

C4 Achievement striving

17.9 (5.2)

18.5 (4.2)

1.055

.293

-

C5 Self-discipline

15.3 (7.0)

19.5 (6.6)

4.985

.000

0.58

C6 Deliberation

15.9 (6.2)

17.5 (5.0)

2.331

.021

0.31