TABLE 2.

Post hoc comparison on perceived stress, illness perception, and religious expression by religious groups.

	Religious groups
	Buddhists vs. Christians	Buddhists vs. Muslims	Christians vs. Muslims
Perceived stress
Mean difference (Standard error)	2.64 (0.59)***	1.92 (0.80)*	–0.72 (0.79)
Bonferroni Adj. 98% CI	1.05, 4.24	–0.27, 4.11	–2.88, 1.43
Illness perceptions
Consequences domain (Item 1) †
Mean difference (Standard error)	0.20 (0.21)	0.78 (0.27)*	0.58 (0.27)
Bonferroni Adj. 98% CI	–0.38, 0.77	0.04, 1.52	–0.16, 1.33
Comprehensibility domain (Item 5) †
Mean difference (Standard error)	0.16 (0.15)	–0.63 (0.19)**	–0.78 (0.19)***
Bonferroni Adj. 98% CI	–0.24, 0.55	–1.13, –0.12	–1.29, –0.28
Emotions domain (Item 6) †
Mean difference (Standard error)	0.44 (0.24)	–0.21 (0.31)	–0.65 (0.31)
Bonferroni Adj. 98% CI	–0.21, 1.10	–1.05, 0.64	–1.50, 0.19
Religious expression
External religious expression †
Mean difference (Standard error)	–1.71 (0.09)***	–1.20 (0.11)***	0.51 (0.11)***
Bonferroni Adj. 98% CI	–1.95, –1.47	–1.51, –0.89	0.20, 0.82
Internal religious expression †
Mean difference (Standard error)	–1.38 (0.08)***	–1.40 (0.10)***	–0.03 (0.10)
Bonferroni Adj. 98% CI	–1.59, –1.16	–1.68, –1.13	–0.30, 0.25

^†Adjusted for covariates (age and education level).

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.