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Table 3 Means (and standard deviations) of the 4DSQ scores across the study samples. Superscript letters refer to significant (p < 0.05) differences with study letters within the same column (p < 0.05, Bonferroni multiple comparisons)

From: The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ): a validation study of a multidimensional self-report questionnaire to assess distress, depression, anxiety and somatization

Study sample

Distress (range 0–32)

Depression (range 0–12)

Anxiety (range 0–24)

Somatization (range 0–32)

A

9.7bcdefghij

(8.5)

1.2bcdefghij

(2.6)

2.5bcdefghij

(4.0)

8.3bcdefhij

(6.2)

B

4.2acdefghij

(5.2)

0.4acdefghij

(1.2)

0.7acdefghij

(1.8)

3.7acdefghij

(4.1)

C

22.4abghj

(6.7)

3.4abdef

(3.2)

5.9abdeh

(5.7)

12.9abegh

(6.4)

D

24.7abefghij

(6.0)

5.9abcefghij

(4.0)

8.9abcdefgij

(5.6)

14.5abeg

(7.9)

E

21.1abdghj

(7.1)

4.1abcdghi

(3.7)

11.4abcdfghij

(6.2)

17.2abcdfghij

(6.9)

F

21.0abdgh

(7.4)

4.4abcdghi

(3.8)

5.9abdeh

(5.8)

12.7abegh

(7.2)

G

16.9abcdef

(8.3)

2.6abcdefj

(3.3)

5.1abdeh

(4.8)

9.7bcdefhj

(6.1)

H

17.9abcdef

(8.2)

2.8abdefj

(3.3)

7.6abcefgij

(6.0)

14.8abcefgi

(6.7)

I

20.1abd

(8.2)

2.7abdefj

(3.6)

5.8abdeh

(5.7)

11.9abehj

(6.8)

J

18.6abcde

(9.1)

3.8abdghi

(3.9)

6.3abdeh

(6.0)

14.6abegi

(7.1)