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Table 2 Mean (± SD) scores for Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20).

From: Prevalence of alexithymia and its association with anxiety and depression in a sample of Greek chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) outpatients

Category

Value

Depression

 

Male (N = 132)

12.2 ± 7.6

Female (N = 35)

15.3 ± 7.9

Total (N = 167)

12.9 ± 7.7

Anxiety

 

Male (N = 132)

41.1 ± 10.4

Female (N = 35)

44.7 ± 10.6

Total (N = 167)

41.8 ± 10.5

Alexithymia

 

Male (N = 132)

48.0 ± 11.2

Female (N = 35)

49.2 ± 12.8

Total (N = 167)

48.2 ± 11.2

  1. Females had higher trait anxiety and depression scores than males (t test P < 0.05, for all comparisons).