TABLE 5.
Descriptive statistics and between-group tests of difference for misophonic responses, psychosocial variables, and quality of life at baseline.
| Measure | Misophonia (n = 491) |
General population (n = 503) |
Tests of difference between groups at baseline |
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| Item mean (SD) | Lower CI, upper CI | Total mean (SD) | Lower CI, upper CI | Item mean (SD) | Lower CI, upper CI | Total mean (SD) | Lower CI, upper CI | t(df) | p | Cohen’s d | |
| MRS stand-alone items | |||||||||||
| Frequency | 3.98 (1.29) | 3.88, 4.09 | N/A | N/A | 1.52 (0.89) | 1.45, 1.60 | N/A | N/A | 35.04 (867.94) | <0.001 | 2.23 |
| Recovery | 4.05 (1.34) | 3.94, 4.16 | N/A | N/A | 2.35 (1.54) | 2.22, 2.49 | N/A | N/A | 18.65 (978.85) | <0.001 | 1.18 |
| Avoidance | 5.47 (1.64) | 5.33, 5.60 | N/A | N/A | 2.17 (1.67) | 2.03, 2.31 | N/A | N/A | 31.44 (991.92) | <0.001 | 1.99 |
| MRS subscales | |||||||||||
| Emotional | 5.64 (1.13) | 5.54, 5.75 | 39.49 (7.94) | 38.78, 40.23 | 2.22 (1.19) | 2.11, 2.32 | 15.52 (8.33) | 14.78, 16.23 | 46.46 (991.42) | <0.001 | 2.95 |
| Physiological | 3.24 (1.38) | 3.12, 3.36 | 22.67 (9.64) | 21.83, 23.50 | 1.58 (0.90) | 1.52, 1.66 | 11.08 (6.27) | 10.61, 11.64 | 22.41 (839.09) | <0.001 | 1.43 |
| Participation | 4.16 (1.46) | 4.04, 4.28 | 20.80 (7.27) | 20.19, 21.42 | 1.56 (0.94) | 1.48, 1.65 | 7.79 (4.70) | 7.42, 8.23 | 33.39 (835.45) | <0.001 | 2.13 |
| MRS summed scores | |||||||||||
| Severity score | 4.37 (1.06) | 4.28, 4.45 | 82.96 (20.16) | 81.31, 84.63 | 1.81 (0.89) | 1.74, 1.89 | 34.40 (16.87) | 32.98, 35.84 | 41.15 (953.85) | <0.001 | 2.62 |
| Weighted score | 20.37 (8.03) | 19.71, 21.04 | N/A | N/A | 4.42 (4.85) | 4.01, 4.86 | N/A | N/A | 37.77 (801.51) | <0.001 | 2.41 |
| Psychosocial variables | |||||||||||
| Anger | 2.44 (0.73) | 2.37, 2.50 | 14.61 (4.39) | 14.23, 14.99 | 1.82 (0.51) | 1.77, 1.87 | 10.92 (3.05) | 10.65, 11.20 | 15.37 (871.72) | <0.001 | 0.98 |
| Disgust | 3.18 (0.76) | 3.11, 3.25 | 19.07 (4.55) | 18.66, 19.49 | 2.45 (0.56) | 2.40, 2.51 | 14.72 (3.36) | 14.39, 15.06 | 17.10 (901.97) | <0.001 | 1.09 |
| Anxiety | 2.39 (0.74) | 2.31, 2.45 | 14.31 (4.45) | 13.88, 14.73 | 1.82 (0.66) | 1.76, 1.88 | 10.91 (3.99) | 10.58, 11.27 | 12.68 (974.76) | <0.001 | 0.81 |
| Self-esteem | 2.75 (0.64) | 2.70, 2.80 | 27.53 (6.42) | 27.04, 28.00 | 3.24 (0.57) | 3.18, 3.29 | 32.37 (5.71) | 31.82, 32.86 | 12.54 (972.64) | <0.001 | 0.80 |
| Depression | 2.27 (0.63) | 2.21, 2.34 | 22.74 (6.30) | 22.15, 23.36 | 1.79 (0.58) | 1.73, 1.84 | 17.86 (5.79) | 17.35, 18.38 | 12.72 (980.54) | <0.001 | 0.81 |
| SF-36 | |||||||||||
| Physical functioning | N/A | N/A | 84.77 (20.46) | 82.98, 86.61 | N/A | N/A | 88.15 (15.96) | 86.70, 89.43 | 2.91 (926.08) | 0.004 | 0.19 |
| Role limitations – physical health | N/A | N/A | 73.57 (37.90) | 70.42, 77.09 | N/A | N/A | 85.24 (29.43) | 82.66, 87.52 | 5.41 (924.03) | <0.001 | 0.34 |
| Role limitations – emotional problems | N/A | N/A | 49.90 (43.40) | 46.02, 53.57 | N/A | N/A | 74.29 (37.07) | 71.17, 77.61 | 9.52 (960.74) | <0.001 | 0.61 |
| Energy/Fatigue | N/A | N/A | 41.47 (21.56) | 39.51, 43.55 | N/A | N/A | 56.47 (21.31) | 54.48, 58.27 | 11.04 (992) | <0.001 | 0.70 |
| Emotional wellbeing | N/A | N/A | 55.56 (20.07) | 53.72, 57.55 | N/A | N/A | 71.94 (17.47) | 70.33, 73.51 | 13.71 (966.83) | <0.001 | 0.87 |
| Social functioning | N/A | N/A | 61.30 (28.26) | 58.83, 63.94 | N/A | N/A | 83.28 (21.66) | 81.41, 84.99 | 13.74 (918.22) | <0.001 | 0.87 |
| Pain | N/A | N/A | 70.42 (24.52) | 68.21, 72.58 | N/A | N/A | 77.77 (20.17) | 76.03, 79.52 | 5.16 (947.61) | <0.001 | 0.33 |
| General health | N/A | N/A | 59.93 (22.08) | 57.77, 62.15 | N/A | N/A | 66.39 (20.12) | 64.64, 68.18 | 4.82 (978.57) | <0.001 | 0.31 |