Table I.
Characteristics of the total sample, stratified by anal fissure status
| Parameter | Control (n = 100) | Anal fissure (n = 100) | Value of p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age* | 34.2 | 13.2 | 34.1 | 11.5 | 0.721 | |
| Negative affectivity* | 8.5 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.020 | |
| Social inhibition* | 8.7 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 0.852 | |
| Physical function* | 79.1 | 17.1 | 77.5 | 18.4 | 0.115 | |
| Physical roles* | 81.4 | 13.9 | 77.3 | 16.1 | 0.044 | |
| Bodily pain* | 83.6 | 20.5 | 73.8 | 20.6 | < 0.001 | |
| General health† | 79.4 | 13.6 | 76.2 | 13.8 | 0.181 | |
| Vitality† | 82.8 | 10.5 | 79.7 | 14.3 | 0.176 | |
| Social roles† | 84.4 | 10.1 | 79.7 | 16.9 | 0.076 | |
| Emotional roles† | 83.4 | 11.5 | 79.3 | 16.5 | 0.084 | |
| Mental health† | 85.6 | 10.7 | 83.9 | 10.1 | 0.361 | |
| Gender, n (%)‡ | Male | 54 (54) | 52 (52) | 0.477 | ||
| Female | 46 (46) | 48 (48) | ||||
| Marital status, n (%)‡ | Single | 26 (26) | 20 (20) | 0.375 | ||
| Married | 72 (72) | 79 (79) | ||||
| Widowed | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | ||||
| Education, n (%)‡ [years] | 2–4 | 30 (30) | 33 (33) | 0.835 | ||
| 5 | 32 (32) | 30 (30) | ||||
| 8 | 14 (14) | 13 (13) | ||||
| 12 | 18 (18) | 21 (21) | ||||
| > 12 | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | ||||
| Type D personality, n (%)‡ | No | 84 (84) | 67 (67) | 0.028 | ||
| Yes | 16 (16) | 33 (33) | ||||
SD – standard deviation.
*
Mann-Whitney U test
†
Student's t test
‡
χ2 test