Table 4. Mann-Whitney U test results of sex differences in TAS-20 score reductions.

	Male median (IQR)	Female median (IQR)	Z	P value
Total
TAS-20a	3.00 (0.00‐6.00)	3.00 (0.00‐4.00)	−0.536	.59
Subscales
DIFb	4.00 (1.00‐8.00)	0.00 (−3.00 to 3.00)	−2.137	.03
DDFc	0.00 (−2.50 to 2.00)	2.00 (−2.00 to 2.00)	−0.852	.39
EOTd	−1.00 (−2.00 to 0.00)	2.00 (−2.00 to 3.00)	−1.998	.046

^aTAS-20: 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale.

^bDIF: Difficulty Identifying Feelings.

^cDDF: Difficulty Describing Feelings.

^dEOT: Externally Oriented Thinking.