Table 4.

Participants’ responses on the Cyberchondria Severity Scale-12 (CSS-12) and Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ), stratified by demographics.

Demographic characteristics			Cyberchondria (CSS-12)					Cognitive fusion (CFQ)
			Mean (SD)		P value		Mean (SD)			P value
Sex					.36					.72
	Male	39.8 (8.8)				37.0 (12.4)
	Female	40.4 (7.8)				36.6 (12.2)
Educational level					<.001					<.001
	High school	41.0 (7.8)				38.5 (12.2)
	College	39.5 (8.3)				35.8 (11.8)
	University	38.3 (9.8)				34.5 (12.7)
Household registration					<.001					<.001
	Rural	42.6 (6.4)				41.6 (10.0)
	Urban	38.5 (9.2)				34.0 (12.7)
Age group (years)					.02					.02
	60-65	38.3(9.3)				34.4(12.5)
	66-79	40.3(8.2)				37.4(12.2)
Socioeconomic status					.01					<.001
	Lower than average	42.1 (8.7)				43.4 (11.0)
	Average	39.9 (8.2)				36.3 (12.1)
	Higher than average	38.5 (9.6)				34.5 (13.6)
Do you need a caregiver?					.001					<.001
	Yes	39.1 (8.9)				35.6 (12.8)
	No	41.4 (7.5)				38.9 (11.3)
Do you have chronic condition?					<.001					<.001
	Yes	41.1 (7.7)				40.0 (11.0)
	No	38.6 (9.1)				33.0 (12.7)