Table 3.

VAS scores (mean ± SD) of self-reported symptoms in anxiety and depression.

	Flushing		Flushing-induced sleep disorders		Flushing-induced life distress		Burning		Stinging		Itching		Erythema
	VAS score	p	VAS score	p	VAS score	p	VAS score	p	VAS score	p	VAS score	p	VAS score	p
Anxiety
None	5.21 ± 2.507	0.000	2.07 ± 2.640	0.000	5.18 ± 2.993	0.000	5.09 ± 2.519	0.000	3.24 ± 2.747	0.000	3.82 ± 2.868	0.000	5.44 ± 2.834	0.010
Mild	6.09 ± 2.548		3.21 ± 2.838		6.57 ± 2.708		6.14 ± 2.490		4.61 ± 2.668		4.97 ± 2.705		5.72 ± 2.902
Moderate	6.88 ± 2.298		3.95 ± 3.421		7.47 ± 2.306		6.36 ± 2.784		4.91 ± 2.536		5.16 ± 2.623		5.72 ± 2.951
Severe	7.75 ± 2.145		5.15 ± 3.317		8.55 ± 1.880		7.98 ± 2.247		6.35 ± 3.134		6.43 ± 2.791		7.65 ± 2.338
Depression
None	5.06 ± 2.499	0.000	1.84 ± 2.522	0.000	5.12 ± 3.041	0.000	4.96 ± 2.566	0.000	3.14 ± 2.674	0.000	3.69 ± 2.812	0.000	5.44 ± 2.811	0.001
Mild	6.32 ± 2.508		3.35 ± 2.990		6.55 ± 2.688		6.23 ± 2.442		4.40 ± 2.827		4.96 ± 2.789		5.72 ± 2.953
Moderate	6.43 ± 2.623		3.84 ± 2.983		7.04 ± 2.679		6.40 ± 2.786		5.24 ± 2.456		5.01 ± 2.786		5.81 ± 2.981
Severe	6.82 ± 1.980		3.91 ± 3.302		7.64 ± 1.944		6.51 ± 2.437		4.69 ± 2.704		5.64 ± 2.327		5.98 ± 2.641
Very severe	8.05 ± 2.012		5.85 ± 3.360		8.95 ± 1.468		8.20 ± 1.908		7.90 ± 2.024		7.25 ± 2.425		8.30 ± 2.105

VAS, Visual Analog Scale; SD, standard deviation.