Table 4.
Correlation of TAS-20 total and subscale scores with HbA1c and fasting blood glucose levels
| HbA1c | Fasting blood glucose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | P | R | P | |
| Alexithymia scores | ||||
| - TAS-20 | 0.75 | <0.0001 | 0.77 | <0.0001 |
| - DIF | 0.72 | <0.0001 | 0.72 | <0.0001 |
| - DDF | 0.73 | <0.0001 | 0.73 | <0.0001 |
| - EOT | 0.63 | <0.0001 | 0.67 | <0.0001 |
TAS-20 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, DIF Difficulty Identifying Feelings, DDF Difficulty Describing Feelings, EOT Externally-Oriented Thinking
R correlation coefficients and p values are calculated by Pearson correlation test