Table 3.
IBI item 1, item 9, and total scores in the total sample (N=75) and LF (n=26, 34.7%) vs HF (n=49, 65.3%) patients
| IBI self-report | Total sample n (%) | LF n (%) | HF n (%) | χ2 | P-value |
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| 1) I see doctors often (yes) | 49 (65.3) | 19 (73.1) | 30 (61.2) | 0.595 | 0.440 |
| 9) I complain about being ill when I feel ill (yes) | 33 (44.0) | 14 (53.8) | 19 (38.8) | 1.014 | 0.314 |
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| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD, mean rank | Mean ± SD, mean rank | z | P-value | |
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| IBI total score (20–120) | 61.6±19.5 | 66.9±19.6, 44.31 | 58.8±19.1, 34.65 | −1.827 | 0.068 |
Abbreviations: IBI, Illness Behavior Inventory; LF, low functioning; HF, high functioning.