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. 2024 May 17;12(2):27. doi: 10.3390/medsci12020027

Table 4.

Summary of Ekman 60-Faces Test, Empathy quotient, and Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test according to presence and severity of sensory loss.

Test L0 L1 L2 L3
Ekman 60-Faces
Overall score 48.4 ± 5.1 46.5 ± 4.6 47.2 ± 3.7 46.3 ± 7.6
Happiness 9.6 ± 0.8 9.8 ± 0.6 9.8 ± 0.4 9.8 ± 0.8
Surprise 9.6 ± 0.6 9.2 ± 1.0 9.1 ± 0.8 8.4 ± 2.3
Anger 7.1 ± 1.6 6.7 ± 1.4 6.7 ± 1.4 7.4 ± 1.7
Disgust 8.5 ± 1.5 8.8 ± 1.1 8.4 ± 0.9 8.4 ± 2.0
Sadness 7.4 ± 1.5 7.0 ± 1.9 7.9 ± 0.8 7.1 ± 1.7
Fear 6.4 ± 2.0 4.9 ± 2.2 5.1 ± 2.6 4.8 ± 2.5
RME 25.5 ± 4.0 a 25.0 ± 4.6 a 25.4 ± 10.4 a 21.6 ± 4.5
GHQ-12 1.7 ± 2.0 2.8 ± 4.0 5.2 ± 7.4 3.4 ± 4.4

GHQ-12 = General Health Questionnaire; L0 = no loss of thermal/pain and vibration/touch; L1 = loss of thermal/pain; L2 = loss of vibration or touch sense; L3 = combined loss of thermal/pain and vibration/touch; RME = Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. a p < 0.05 versus L3.