Table 2.
Relationship between the presence of Latent Trigger Points and the mean scores of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 and the Beck Depression Inventory
| Means(SD) | p-value | Unilateral LTrP | Bilateral LTrP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None LTrP (n = 84) | LTrP (n = 76) | DS (n = 14) | None DS (n = 3) | (n = 59) | ||
| Total TAS-20 | 44.2 (11.2) | 56.5 (10.9) | < 0.001 | 50.9 (7.7) | 52.0 (5.3) | 58.1 (9.8) |
| TAS-20 DIF | 14.3 (4.3) | 19.2 (4.4) | < 0.001 | 17.1 (4.0) | 17.3 (2.0) | 19.7 (4.5) |
| TAS-20 DDF | 13.2 (4.3) | 17.0 (4.4) | < 0.001 | 14.4 (4.6) | 15.3 (3.2) | 17.7 (4.3) |
| TAS-20 EOT | 16.8 (5.4) | 20.5 (4.5) | < 0.001 | 20.1 (3.3) | 19.3 (2.5) | 21.0 (4.6) |
| BDI | 8.5 (6.3) | 9.4 (7.4) | 0.451 | 7.9 (8.3) | 12.3 (13.7) | 9.6 (6.9) |
SD standard deviation, DS dominant side, TAS Toronto Alexithymia Scale, DIF Difficulty Identifying Feelings, DDF Difficulty Describing Feelings, EOT Externally Oriented Thinking, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, LTrPs latent trigger points