Table 2.
Psychological assessment.
| Items | IBD (n = 98) | HC (n = 46) | t/z | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPQ score | 76.01 ± 19.69 | 77.59 ± 18.49 | 0.457 | 0.649* |
| PASS score | 38.83 ± 17.66 | 37.04 ± 15.21 | − 0.510 | 0.610† |
| PCS score | 15.69 ± 10.73 | 14.30 ± 8.27 | − 0.572 | 0.567† |
| PSQ score | 8.13 ± 3.99 | 7.10 ± 1.98 | − 1.035 | 0.301† |
| PVAQ score | 38.52 ± 14.20 | 36.48 ± 9.18 | − 0.891 | 0.375* |
| BDI score | 76.01 ± 19.69 | 5.91 ± 5.09 | − 3.174 | 0.002† |
| STAI-T score | 10.46 ± 8.55 | 37.43 ± 8.26 | − 2.422 | 0.017* |
BDI beck depression inventory, FPQ Fear of Pain Questionnaire, HC healthy control, IBD inflammatory bowel diseases, PASS Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale, PCS pain catastrophizing scale, PSQ pain sensitivity questionnaire, PVAQ pain vigilance and awareness questionnaire, STAI-T Trait version of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
*Independent-samples t-tests.
†Mann-Whitney U-tests.
P < 0.05 was considered significant.