Table 3.
Results of the PGWBI questionnaire administered to Group B patients and controls.
| Variables | Group B (n = 17) |
Healthy Controls (n = 17) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 9 (53) † | 11 (65) † | 0.73 |
| Age, years | 28.4 (12.1) * | 34.5 (12.6) * | 0.16 |
| PGWBI categories | |||
| Severe distress (s < 60) | 1 (6) † | 2 (12) † | 1.00 |
| Moderate distress (60 > s < 72) | 3 (18) † | 3 (18) † | 1.00 |
| NO distress (s > 72) | 13 (76) † | 12 (70) † | 1.00 |
| PGWBI scores | |||
| Anxiety | 17.5 (3.5) * | 17.1 (3.5) * | 0.77 |
| Depression | 12.8 (1.3) * | 12.1 (1.4) * | 0.11 |
| Well-being | 11.5 (3.0) * | 10.8 (2.7) * | 0.48 |
| Self-control | 11.8 (2.3) * | 12 (2.2) * | 0.82 |
| Health | 11.3 (1.5) * | 11.8 (2.2) * | 0.42 |
| Vitality | 14.3 (2.8) * | 13.4 (2.6) * | 0.32 |
| PGWBI total score | 79.2 (11.5) * | 77.2 (12.2) * | 0.62 |
Abbreviations: s, score; PSGWBI, psychological general well-being index. † Expressed as number of patients or controls and percentage in parenthesis. * Expressed as mean and standard deviation in parentheses.