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Table 2 Dependent variables means in the clinical and control groups and group comparisons

From: Alexithymia and its impact on quality of life in a group of Brazilian women with migraine without aura

Variables

Mean (SD); Range

Control group

Clinical group

Total

t value; Cohen's d

BDI

8,33(8,69);0-37

16,70(10,17);1-49

12,92(10,35) 0-49

t = −3,73 (71); p < 0,001; d = 0,88

BAI

6,18(7,46) 0-25

19,73(12,69) 0-51

13,60(12,57) 0-51

t = −5,67 (64,68); p < 0,001; d = 1,41

WHOQOL

95,79(12,35) 59-127

82,20(15,33) 50-112

88,34(15,54) 50-127

t = 4,19 (70,97); p < 0,001; d = 0,99

WHOQOL1

27,06(3,74) 16-35

21,39(4,65) 11-33

23,95(5,10) 11-35

t = 5,67 (71); p < 0,001; d = 1,34

WHOQOL2

22,73(3,25) 14-30

19,97(4,37) 9-28

21,22(4,12) 9-30

t = 3,08 (70,32); p = 0,003; d = 0,73

WHOQOL3

11,61(2,16) 8-15

9,90(2,38) 4-14

10,67(2,43) 4-15

t = 3,17(71); p = 0,002; d = 0,75

WHOQOL4

27,33(4,37) 16-28

24,73(4,89) 11-33

25,90(4,81) 11-38

t = 2,38 (71); p = 0,02; d = 0,56

ALEXITHYMIA

53,21(9,49) 32-70

63,72(8,30) 50-89

58,97(10,25) 32-89

t = −5,05 (71); p < 0,001; d = 1,20

ALEX1

26,30(7,70) 11-42

32,28(7,82) 15-50

29,58(8,27) 11-50

t = −3,27 (71); p = 0,002; d = 0,78

ALEX2

16,09(4,57) 9-30

19,30(5,46) 7-33

17,85(5,29) 7-33

t = −2,69 (71); p = 0,009; d = 0,64

ALEX3

10,82(2,20) 7-17

12,15(2,52) 5-17

11,55(2,45) 5-17

t = −2,38 (71); p = 0,02; d = 0,56

SR

32,64(7,24) 14-46

28,88(5,43) 13-40

30,58(6,55) 13-46

t = 2,53 (71); p = 0,01; d = 0,60

INS

21,39(5,75) 9-29

16,33(6,14) 5-29

18,62(6,45) 5-29

t = 3,61 (71); p = 0,001; d = 0,86

  1. SD = standard deviation; SR: Self-reflection; INS: Insight.