TABLE 3.
Outcome Variable Descriptives
| Outcome variable | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | |
| POMS Mood Score | ||||||
| Tension | 0–26 | 5.35 | 4.22 | 0–27 | 8.03 | 5.39 |
| Depression | 0–35 | 3.26 | 5.37 | 0–37 | 5.33 | 6.63 |
| Anger | 0–38 | 3.93 | 5.06 | 0–32 | 5.73 | 5.55 |
| Vigor | 6–32 | 19.38 | 4.97 | 1–29 | 14.84 | 5.90 |
| Fatigue | 0–24 | 5.21 | 4.58 | 0–25 | 7.27 | 5.21 |
| Confusion | 0–14 | 3.12 | 2.72 | 0–18 | 4.76 | 3.37 |
| Overall total | −32–118 | 1.49 | 21.34 | −23–100 | 16.28 | 25.42 |
| Symptoms Today Score | ||||||
| Depression one variable | 0–2 | .11 | .35 | 0–3 | .25 | .62 |
| Confusion one variable | 0–2 | .10 | .33 | 0–3 | .39 | .64 |
| Headache | 0–2 | .13 | .39 | 0–4 | .38 | .796 |
| Anxiety | 0–4 | .39 | .66 | 0–4 | .61 | .85 |
| Moody | 0–3 | .08 | .34 | 0–3 | .25 | .56 |
| Depression | 0–3 | .44 | .69 | 0–4 | .74 | .85 |
| Confusion | 0–3 | .13 | .40 | 0–3 | .48 | .69 |
| Coordination | 0–3 | .06 | .31 | 0–4 | .18 | .52 |
| Parasthesias | 0–3 | .13 | .40 | 0–4 | .28 | .67 |
| Muscle | 0–3 | .03 | .26 | 0–4 | .21 | .59 |
| Stomach | 0–3 | .15 | .43 | 0–4 | .42 | .77 |
| Skin | 0–4 | .31 | .67 | 0–4 | .93 | 1.03 |
| Lung | 0–4 | .19 | .58 | 0–4 | .40 | .74 |
| Recent Symptoms Score | ||||||
| Depression one variable | 0–12 | .82 | 1.53 | 0–16 | 2.09 | 3.14 |
| Memory one variable | 0–12 | 1.22 | 1.95 | 0–16 | 2.03 | 2.94 |
| Confusion one variable | 0–6 | .46 | 1.00 | 0–20 | 1.66 | 2.62 |
| Headache | 0–12 | 1.30 | 1.69 | 0–20 | 3.41 | 3.65 |
| Anxiety | 0–16 | 2.78 | 2.87 | 0–20 | 5.16 | 4.80 |
| Moody | 0–9 | .91 | 1.61 | 0–20 | 2.72 | 3.43 |
| Depression | 0–16 | 3.00 | 3.36 | 0–20 | 5.99 | 5.03 |
| Confusion | 0–12 | .71 | 1.64 | 0–20 | 1.90 | 2.77 |
| Memory | 0–20 | 3.00 | 3.62 | 0–20 | 4.04 | 4.17 |
| Coordination | 0–12 | .27 | 1.38 | 0–20 | 1.80 | 3.67 |
| Parasthesias | 0–12 | .71 | 1.77 | 0–20 | 1.56 | 3.07 |
| Muscle | 0–12 | .28 | 1.24 | 0–16 | 1.34 | 2.59 |
| Stomach | 0–12 | 1.28 | 1.73 | 0–20 | 3.24 | 3.47 |
| Skin | 0–12 | 1.12 | 2.16 | 0–20 | 3.69 | 4.72 |
| Lung | 0–9 | .77 | 1.52 | 0–16 | 1.82 | 2.94 |
| Chronic Symptoms Score | ||||||
| Depression one variable | 0–12 | .72 | 1.51 | 0–16 | 1.63 | 2.87 |
| Memory one variable | 0–12 | 1.20 | 1.96 | 0–16 | 1.71 | 2.79 |
| Confusion one variable | 0–6 | .45 | 1.00 | 0–20 | 1.38 | 2.51 |
| Headache | 0–12 | 1.08 | 1.66 | 0–20 | 3.09 | 3.77 |
| Anxiety | 0–16 | 2.19 | 2.77 | 0–20 | 4.17 | 4.58 |
| Moody | 0–8 | .71 | 1.39 | 0–20 | 2.49 | 3.34 |
| Depression | 0–16 | 2.85 | 3.37 | 0–20 | 5.23 | 5.16 |
| Confusion | 0–12 | .60 | 1.40 | 0–20 | 1.63 | 2.67 |
| Memory | 0–20 | 2.96 | 3.65 | 0–20 | 3.76 | 4.21 |
| Coordination | 0–12 | .20 | 1.07 | 0–20 | 1.32 | 3.22 |
| Parasthesias | 0–12 | .65 | 1.76 | 0–20 | 1.18 | 2.69 |
| Muscle | 0–12 | .24 | 1.23 | 0–16 | 1.00 | 2.32 |
| Stomach | 0–12 | 1.14 | 1.73 | 0–20 | 3.06 | 3.44 |
| Skin | 0–12 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 0–20 | 3.40 | 4.77 |
| Lung | 0–6 | .55 | 1.28 | 0–12 | 1.50 | 2.73 |