Table 2.
CDQ sub-scores subcategorized by sociodemographic data (n = 674).
| Gastrointestinal | Emotions | Social | Worries | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | Mean (SD) | p | |
| Gender * | ||||||||||
| Women (n = 631) | 34.87 (8.46) a | 0.534 | 25.87 (8.75) a | 0.663 | 34.85 (10.28) a | 0.925 | 29.70 (10.82) a | 0.548 | 125.29 (32.07) a | 0.940 | 
| Men (n = 43) | 34.05 (7.72) a | 25.14 (10.59) a | 35.00 (9.77) a | 30.72 (9.72) a | 124.91 (31.63) a | |||||
| Age * | ||||||||||
| ≤39 (n = 405) | 34.34 (8.54) a | 0.090 | 24.66 (8.54) a | <0.001 | 34.61 (10.42) a | 0.463 | 29.49 (10.83) a | 0.442 | 123.11 (32.01) a | 0.039 | 
| 40 (n = 264) | 35.47 (8.20) a | 27.51 (9.11) b | 35.21 (10.02) a | 30.14 (10.56) a | 128.34 (31.75) a | |||||
| Age at diagnosis * | ||||||||||
| ≤39 (n = 512) | 34.46 (8.46) a | 0.049 | 25.02 (8.59) a | <0.001 | 34.46 (10.35) a | 0.071 | 29.40 (10.91) a | 0.119 | 123.34 (32.00) a | 0.006 | 
| 40 (n = 162) | 35.94 (8.21) b | 28.35 (9.29) b | 36.12 (9.81) a | 30.91 (10.17) a | 131.33 (31.43) b | |||||
| Marital status * | ||||||||||
| No partner (n = 397) | 35.46 (8.46) a | 0.021 | 26.77 (8.95) a | 0.001 | 34.98 (10.19) a | 0.803 | 29.30 (10.73) a | 0.148 | 126.52 (32.39) a | 0.264 | 
| With partner (n = 275) | 33.94 (8.29) b | 24.47 (8.62) b | 34.78 (10.29) a | 30.52 (10.75) a | 123.72 (31.42) a | |||||
| Children under 18* | ||||||||||
| Yes (n = 284) | 34.89 (8.53) a | 0.805 | 25.75 (8.65) a | 0.856 | 34.14 (10.25) a | 0.122 | 28.46 (10.60) a | 0.009 | 123.25 (31.65) a | 0.174 | 
| No (n = 387) | 34.73 (8.36) a | 25.88 (9.07) a | 35.39 (10.24) a | 30.66 (10.78) b | 126.66 (32.31) a | |||||
| Educational level ** | ||||||||||
| ≤High school (n = 109) | 32.90 (8.98) a | 23.96 (9.11) a | 32.59 (9.99) a | 27.09 (10.98) a | 116.54 (32.38) a | |||||
| College (n = 258) | 33.36 (8.57) a | <0.001 | 25.20 (8.77) ab | 0.003 | 33.61 (10.39) a | <0.001 | 28.71 (10.54) a | <0.001 | 120.87 (31.72) a | <0.001 | 
| Postgraduate degree (n = 307) | 36.73 (7.67) b | 27.00 (8.73) b | 36.71 (9.92) b | 31.61 (10.55) b | 132.05 (30.83) b | |||||
| Occupation ** | ||||||||||
| Self-employed/private company (n = 335) | 35.18 (8.06) a | 25.95 (8.93) a | 35.51 (9.95) a | 30.35 (10.67) ab | 126.99 (31.21) a | |||||
| Public agency (n = 153) | 35.39 (8.54) a | 0.104 | 26.86 (8.59) a | 0.076 | 34.57 (10.44) a | 0.114 | 29.28 (11.14) ab | 0.044 | 126.10 (33.01) a | 0.084 | 
| Student (n = 80) | 33.00 (9.26) a | 24.56 (8.32) a | 34.91 (9.17) a | 30.66 (11.27) a | 123.14 (31.86) a | |||||
| Retired/unemployed (n = 86) | 33.85 (8.69) a | 24.10 (9.71) a | 32.53 (11.42) a | 26.86 (9.63) b | 117.35 (32.90) a | |||||
| Gluten-free diet * | ||||||||||
| Always (n = 597) | 35.48 (8.36) a | <0.001 | 26.40 (8.77) a | <0.001 | 35.20 (10.26) a | 0.015 | 30.38 (10.66) a | <0.001 | 127.46 (31.78) a | <0.001 | 
| Not always (n = 77) | 29.71 (7.03) b | 21.29 (8.35) b | 32.18 (9.79) b | 25.03 (10.32) b | 108.21 (28.77) b | |||||
| Antidepressants * | ||||||||||
| Yes (n = 145) | 32.46 (8.37) a | <0.001 | 22.15 (7.61) a | <0.001 | 33.28 (10.05) a | 0.032 | 27.70 (10.70) a | 0.008 | 115.59 (30.27) a | <0.001 | 
| No (n = 526) | 35.51 (8.30) b | 26.86 (8.94) b | 35.35 (10.25) b | 30.36 (10.69) b | 128.08 (31.94) b | |||||
| Positive test for COVID-19 * | ||||||||||
| Yes (n = 42) | 34.38 (8.85) a | 0.723 | 26.71 (9.51) a | 0.509 | 36.98 (9.10) a | 0.131 | 31.24 (10.74) a | 0.367 | 129.31 (32.19) a | 0.405 | 
| No (n = 631) | 34.86 (8.40) a | 25.78 (8.82) a | 34.73 (10.31) a | 29.69 (10.74) a | 125.06 (32.00) a | |||||
| Infected Family Member ** | ||||||||||
| Yes: living together (n = 51) | 34.86 (8.80) a | 27.80 (9.28) a | 35.69 (8.88) a | 31.96 (9.41) a | 130.31 (29.76) a | |||||
| Yes: do not live together (n = 179) | 34.02 (8.50) a | 0.328 | 25.08 (8.80) a | 0.147 | 34.40 (10.13) a | 0.695 | 28.77 (10.80) a | 0.152 | 122.26 (32.18) a | 0.222 | 
| No (n = 444) | 35.14 (8.33) a | 25.89 (8.83) a | 34.95 (10.45) a | 29.92 (10.85) a | 125.89 (32.16) a | |||||
Some variables do not add up to 674, since some individuals did not fill in all fields. * Student’s t-test. ** ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc tests. Groups with the same letters do not differ significantly.