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. 2021 May 9;13(5):1582. doi: 10.3390/nu13051582

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.