Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and performance on the administered tests for each group of participants (FMS and HC groups).
| Group | N | Mean | Std. dev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | FMS | 38 | 1.026 | 0.1622 |
| HC | 38 | 1.368 | 0.4889 | |
| Age | FMS | 38 | 51.500 | 12.1160 |
| HC | 38 | 47.921 | 10.1512 | |
| Education* | FMS | 38 | 2.553 | 0.6857 |
| HC | 38 | 3.026 | 0.8849 | |
| TAS-20 total score | FMS | 38 | 58.763 | 13.9040 |
| HC | 38 | 40.868 | 10.5937 | |
| QUID-S | FMS | 38 | 0.3021 | 0.12307 |
| HC | 38 | 0.0955 | 0.13065 | |
| QUID-A | FMS | 38 | 0.3605 | 0.20966 |
| HC | 38 | 0.1087 | 0.16838 | |
| QUID-E | FMS | 38 | 0.2903 | 0.18242 |
| HC | 38 | 0.0682 | 0.12096 | |
| QUID-M | FMS | 38 | 0.3000 | 0.23950 |
| HC | 38 | 0.0584 | 0.12191 | |
| QUID-T | FMS | 38 | 0.3074 | 0.14993 |
| HC | 38 | 0.0858 | 0.11988 | |
| QUID-NWC | FMS | 38 | 14.342 | 6.1039 |
| HC | 38 | 4.447 | 5.5298 | |
| VAS | FMS | 38 | 6.184 | 2.3233 |
| HC | 38 | 2.105 | 2.4026 | |
| HADS total score | FMS | 38 | 19.237 | 7.5137 |
| HC | 38 | 7.316 | 5.1993 |
TAS-20, Toronto alexithymia scale; QUID components: QUID-S, sensory; QUID-A, affective; QUID-E, evaluative; QUID-M, miscellaneous; QUID-NWC, number of words chosen to describe the pain experience; VAS, visual analog scale; HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale;
*
Education level: 1 = 5-year; 2 = 8-year; 3 = 13-year; 4 = 17-year.