TABLE 4.

Demographic characteristics and prevalence in alexithymia vs. no alexithymia groups.

	Alexithymia			No alexithymia
	n = 40			n = 34
	Mean (SD)	Range	n (%)	Mean (SD)	Range	n (%)
Age	52,85 (12,67)	20–72		55.16 (8.99)	27–73
Gender
F			34 (85.0%)			32 (94.1%)
M			6 (15.0%)			2 (5.9%)
Education (years)	10.15 (3.64)	5–18		11.73 (3.63)	5–18
Duration of illness (years)	9.06 (6.30)	1–24		12.00 (9.18)	1–36
Psychological distress
HADS-A ≥ 8			27 (67.5%)			14 (41.2%)
HADS-D ≥ 8			28 (70.0%)			16 (47.1%)

HADS-A; Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety, HADS-D; Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression.