Table 4.
Pearson product-moment and Spearman rank correlation coefficients between RGS scores and demographic and clinical variables, and baseline scores of self-rating scales
| r (p) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGS BDI |
RGS BSI-A |
RGS IAS-IA |
RGS IAS- IB |
|
| Sexa | .01 (.957) | −.05 (.763) | −.11 (.453) | .01 (.946) |
| Age | .18 (.240) | −.06 (.717) | .03 (.825) | .08 (.608) |
| Educationa | −.11 (.495) | .02 (.989) | .04 (.777) | .06 (.719) |
| BMI | −.03 (.832) | .03 (.861) | .17 (.282) | −.20 (.309) |
| Duration of somatic symptoms | −.22 (.178) | −.23 (.162) | −.23 (.129) | −.09 (.563) |
| Comorbiditya | −.16 (.279) | −.16 (.297) | .23 (.129) | .10 (.541) |
| SOMS-7 T (Baseline) | −.12 (.441) | −.04 (.792) | .09 (.537) | −.14 (.383) |
| BDI (Baseline) | --- | −.01 (.950) | .05 (.767) | −.01 (.943) |
| BSI-A (Baseline) | .11 (.473) | --- | .09 (.545) | −.00 (.989) |
| IAS-IA (Baseline) | .14 (.383) | −.06 (.685) | --- | −.03 (.859) |
| IAS-IB (Baseline) | −.03 (.862) | .02 (.895) | .08 (.597) | --- |
SOMS-7 T Screening of Somatoform Disorders-7 T, BDI Beck Depression Inventory-II, BSI-A Brief Symptom Inventory – Anxiety subscale, IAS-IA/−IB Illness Attitude Scales – illness anxiety subscale/illness behavior subscale, BMI Body Mass Index
a Spearman rank correlation coefficients