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. 2023 Jul 14;25(2):57–61. doi: 10.18176/resp.00068

Table 3. Analysis of items in BSI-18.

Mean SD* Percentage of answers to items
0 1 2 3 4
1. Faintness or dizziness 0.93 1.14 49.4 24.2 13.4 9.9 3.2
2. Feeling no interest in things 1.12 1.28 43.9 24.5 14.3 9.9 7.3
3. Nervousness or shakiness 1.24 1.34 42.7 20.1 16.6 12.1 8.6
4. Pain in heart or chest 1.44 1.31 31.8 24.5 21.0 13.1 9.6
5. Feeling lonely 1.75 1.40 25.5 22.3 18.5 19.1 14.6
6. Feeling tense or keyed up 1.42 1.23 27.1 31.5 22.0 10.8 8.6
7. Nausea or upset stomach 1.31 1.31 38.9 20.1 20.1 13.7 7.3
8. Feeling blue 2.49 1.19 5.4 16.9 25.8 26.8 25.2
9. Suddenly scared for no reason 1.04 1.29 49.4 21.7 12.1 9.2 7.6
10. Trouble getting one's breath 1.02 1.19 48.1 20.1 17.5 10.8 3.5
11. Feeling worthless 0.61 1.16 71.3 12.1 7.3 2.5 6.7
12. Spells of terror or panic 0.53 1.02 72.0 13.4 7.6 3.5 3.5
13. Numbness or tingling in parts of one's body 1.64 1.34 25.2 25.5 22.3 14.3 12.7
14. Feeling hopeless about the future 0.69 1.14 64.6 17.5 6.7 6.4 4.8
15. Feeling so restless that one could not sit still 0.94 1.18 49.7 24.5 12.7 8.0 5.1
16. Feeling weak in parts of on's body 1.26 1.27 37.3 25.5 18.8 10.8 7.6
17. Thoughts of ending one's life 0.44 1.05 81.8 5.7 3.2 5.4 3.8
18. Feeling fearful 1.21 1.30 40.1 25.5 16.9 8.6 8.9
BSI-18 19.84 13.730 43.5 32.4 16.2 7.3 0.6

Note. *SD: Standard deviation. 0 = not at all; 1= a little; §2 = moderately; ||3 = quite a lot; 4 = a lot.