TABLE 5.

Questionnaire scales and subscales scores in alexithymia vs. no alexithymia groups.

	Alexithymia	No alexithymia	F	P values
	n = 40	n = 34
	Mean (SD)
Pain
QUID-S	0.34 (0.14)	0.24 (0.14)	0.043	0.003
QUID-A	0.37 (0.20)	0.28 (0.23)	0.881	0.064
VAS	6.75 (1.99)	5.18 (2.62)	3.147	0.005
Psychological distress
HADS-A	10.00 (4.42)	7.15 (3.69)	0.841	0.004
HADS-D	9.28 (3.30)	7.03 (3.61)	0.466	0.007

Same abbreviations as Table 2. P values from t-test for independent samples.