Table 3.
Mental health (HADS and BDI-II) of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients based on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH; absence and presence) and social support level (high and low) variables.
|
NASH: Ma (SD) |
Social support level: Ma (SD) | Main effects | Interaction effects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absence (G1): n = 201 | Presence (G2): n = 291 | High (G3): n = 245 | Low (G4): n = 247 |
NASH: F(1,488) p (db) |
Social support level: F(1,488) p (db) |
F(1,488) (p) | |
| HADS | |||||||
| Total anxiety | 3.20 (3.40) |
3.78 (3.41) |
2.46 (3.44) |
4.52 (3.46) |
3.29 0.07 (−0.170 N) |
42.52 <0.001 (−0.597 M) |
4.079 (0.04) |
| Total depression | 2.26 (3.26) |
3.09 (3.24) |
1.22 (3.29) |
4.13 (3.30) |
7.66 0.006 (−0.255 S) |
94.63 <0.001 (−0.883 L) |
2.916 (0.09) |
| BDI-II | |||||||
| Total depression | 6.17 (6.95) |
7.58 (6.99) |
3.38 (7.04) |
10.38 (7.07) |
4.89 0.03 (−0.202 S) |
12.69 <0.001 (−0.992 L) |
2.272 (0.13) |
A 2 × 2 factorial ANOVA (Snedecor's F) was applied.
a
Higher scores show worse mental health.
b
Effect sizes: N, null; S, small; M, medium; L, large.