TABLE 3.

Associations between TgAb and psychological measures in patients with HT (n = 21).

				95% CI for rank-biserial correlation
	U	p	Rank-biserial correlation	Lower	Upper
TAS-20	59.50	0.455	0.21	–0.31	0.64
TAS-20 (DIF)	56.00	0.626	0.14	–0.37	0.59
TAS-20 (DDF)	58.50	0.500	0.19	–0.33	0.62
TAS-20 (EOT)	48.00	0.970	–0.02	–0.50	0.47
BDI-II (total)	53.00	0.794	0.08	–0.42	0.55
BDI-II (somatic–affective)	46.50	0.880	–0.05	–0.53	0.45
BDI-II (cognitive)	53.00	0.792	0.08	–0.42	0.55
HAM-A (total)	29.00	0.144	–0.41	–0.75	0.10
HAM-A (psychic)	42.50	0.653	–0.13	–0.58	0.38
HAM-A (somatic)	15.50	0.013	–0.68	–0.88	–0.29
PCS	56.00	0.627	0.14	–0.37	0.59
MCS	49.00	1.000	0.00	–0.49	0.49

TAS-20, Toronto Alexithymia Scale 20-item version; DIF, difficulty identifying feelings; DDF, difficulty describing feelings; EOT, externally oriented thinking; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory II version; HAM-A, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary. Rank-biserial correlation indicates the difference between TgAb negativity and positivity. Statistically significant p-values (p < 0.05 minimum) are indicated by the boldface print.