Table 1.

Group demographic and clinical characteristics.

Characteristics		Control group	High-stress group	p-value	q-value
Participants, n (males, females)		16 (7, 9)	16 (7, 9)	1.000	1.000
Age (years)		37.5 [30.8 – 45.0]	36.0 [31.8 – 41.5]	0.836	0.955
STAI (new)	State Anxiety (percentile) Trait Anxiety (percentile)	1.0 [0.0 – 4.3]	83.0 [81.0 – 89.5]	< 0.001	< 0.001
		2.5 [0.0 – 5.3]	91.0 [76.3 – 98.0]	< 0.001	< 0.001
BJSQ	Total score for area B	35.0 [31.8 – 38.8]	87.5 [77.8 – 98.5]	< 0.001	< 0.001
	Total combined score for areas A and C	49.0 [41.5 – 53.3]	70.5 [66.8 – 81.3]	< 0.001	< 0.001
	Total score for area B based on the raw score conversion table	27.5 [25.8 – 29.0]	10.5 [8.0 – 12.0]	< 0.001	< 0.001
	Total combined score for areas A and C based on the raw score conversion table	47.5 [44.0 – 54.0]	32.5 [27.0 – 34.3]	< 0.001	< 0.001

Data are presented as median [interquartile range (IQR)] or as n (males, females). There were no significant differences between the two groups in age or sex distribution (q > 0.05 for both; the Mann–Whitney U test for age, Fisher’s exact test for sex).

STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; BJSQ, Brief Job Stress Questionnaire.