Table 1.

Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS): mean, standard deviations, and SAS index listed in descending order.

Items	Domain	Mean ± SD	SAS Index
13	breathing	3.4 ± 0.81	85
19	sleep	2.6 ± 1.0	65
1	nervous, anxious	2.5 ± 0.68	62.5
17	hands warm	2.4 ± 1.0	60
3	upset, panicky	2.4 ± 0.78	60
5	fear of future	2.3 ± 0.79	57.5
7	headache	2.3 ± 0.97	57.5
9	calm	2.3 ± 0.78	57.5
16	urinary	2.3 ± 0.83	57.5
8	weak, tired	2.1 ± 0.89	52.5
18	hot face	2.0 ± 0.92	50
10	heartbeat	2.0 ± 0.71	50
2	afraid no reason	1.9 ± 0.80	47.5
20	nightmares	1.9 ± 0.72	47.5
4	falling apart	1.9 ± 0.64	47.5
15	stomach ache	1.8 ± 0.82	45
14	paresthesia	1.8 ± 0.81	45
11	dizzy spells	1.6 ± 0.95	40
6	shake, tremble	1.4 ± 0.78	35
12	fainting spells	1.4 ± 0.63	35
1–20	overall	42.2 ± 4.7	52.7