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Table 3 Prevalence of anxiety, alexithymia and depressive symptoms in relation to gender.

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

 

Anxiety (STAI)

Alexithymia (TAS-20)

Mild depression (BDI 10-14)

Moderate to severe depression (BDI ≥ 15)

Male

37.1%

10.6%

25%

30.3%

Female

45.7%

17.1%

20%

54.3%

Total

38.3%

12%

24%

35.3%

  1. BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; STAI = Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory; TAS-20 = Toronto Alexithymia Scale.
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X