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A carrier | Noncarrier | A carrier | Noncarrier | |||||||||
Baseline | T1 | p | Baseline | T1 | p | Baseline | T1 | p | Baseline | T1 | p | |
Total BUT score | 42.16 ± 41.46 | 47.42 ± 43.11 | 0.787 | 40.65 ± 22.89 | 35.83 ± 40.40 | 0.565 | 41.67 ± 37.64 | 45.09 ± 45.89 | 0.521 | 49.67 ± 25.86 | 43.33 ± 3.51 | 0.258 |
BUT GSI score | 1.45 ± 1.22 | 1.39 ± 1.27 | 0.341 | 0.90 ± 0.67 | 0.91 ± 1.19 | 0.566 | 0.76 ± 1.22 | 1.33 ± 1.35 | 0.128 | 0.78 ± 0.17 | 0.83 ± 0.10 | 0.162 |
Total SCL-90R score | 78.53 ± 58.81 | 74.36 ± 58.22 | 0.140 | 68.12 ± 43.18 | 59.60 ± 62.56 | 0.374 | 62.67 ± 40.60 | 63.54 ± 58.76 | 0.296 | 63.30 ± 38.72 | 60.33 ± 42.52 | 0.624 |
SCL-90R GSI score | 0.87 ± 0.65 | 0.83 ± 0.65 | 0.302 | 0.53 ± 0.37 | 0.64 ± 0.69 | 0.064 | 0.70 ± 0.23 | 0.82 ± 0.65 | 0.652 | 0.67 ± 0.10 | 0.90 ± 0.33 | 0.136 |
Hamilton score | 13.03 ± 8.00 | 9.33 ± 7.42 | 0.001 | 8.50 ± 6.63 | 6.07 ± 6.61 | 0.152 | 14.38 ± 4.37 | 14.13 ± 4.26 | 0.351 | 7.67 ± 5.75 | 7.33 ± 5.28 | 0.363 |
Results are expressed in mean ± standard deviation. t-test was used for all parameters. Significant values are for p < 0.05. POSG: probiotic oral suspension group; PCG: placebo control group; BUT: Body Uneasiness Test; SCL90R: Symptom Checklist-Revised; HAM-A: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; BUT GSI: Body Uneasiness Test Global Severity Index; SCL90R GSI: Symptom Checklist-Revised Global Severity Index.