Table 3 Group comparisons (HC, DD, PTSD) – inferential statistics of symptom severity, adversity/trauma measures and alexithymia scores
Comparison across groups | DD patients vs. HC n = 100 | PTSD patients vs. HC n = 79 | DD patients vs. PTSD patients n = 99 | |
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Symptom severity | ||||
SDQ-20 | H(2) = 70.62 p < .001 | U = 172.5, z = −7.17 p < .001 r = −0.72 | U = 62, z = −7.07 p < .001 r = −0.80 | U = 727, z = −2.98 p = .021 r = −0.30 |
DES | H(2) = 68.77 p < .001 | U = 585, z = −4.33 p < .001 r = −0.43 | U = 24.5, z = −7.41 p < .001 r = −0.83 | U = 348, z = −5.89 p < .001 r = −0.59 |
PDS_Sym | H(2) = 82.23 p < .001 | U = 402.5, z = −5.80 p < .001 r = −0.58 | U = 0, z = −7.8 p < .001 r = −0.88 | U = 322, z = −6.08 p < .001 r = −0.61 |
Adversity/trauma measures | ||||
KERF_Sum | H(2) = 57.55 p < .001 | U = 610, p = −3.70 p < .001 r = −0.37 | U = 49, z = −7.05 p < .001 r = −0.79 | U = 364.5, z = −5.20 p < .001 r = −0.52 |
KERF_Phy | H(2) = 49.07 p < .001 | U = 647.5, z = −3.43 p = .001 r = −0.34 | U = 113.5, p = −6.55 p < .001 r = −0.73 | U = 460, z = −4.70 p < .001 r = −0.47 |
KERF_Emo | H(2) = 60.12 p < .001 | U = 606, z = −3.72 p < .001 r = −0.37 | U = 47.5, z = −7.19 p < .001 r = −0.80 | U = 377.5, z = −5.33 p < .001 r = −0.53 |
KERF_Sex | H(2) = 52.83 p < .001 | U = 943.5, z = −2.22 n.s. | U = 226, z = −6.29 p < .001 r = −0.70 | U = 472.5, z = −5.22 p < .001 r = −0.52 |
PDS_Event | H(2) = 49.32 p < .001 | U = 536, z = −4.73 p < .001 r = −0.47 | U = 108.5, z = −6.66 p < .001 r = −0.74 | U = 708.5, z = −3.36 p = .007 r = −0.34 |
Alexithymia | ||||
TAS-26 | H(2) = 70.34 p < .001 | U = 387, z = −5.72 p < .001 r = −0.57 | U = 67.5, z = −6.99 p < .001 r = −0.78 | U = 408, z = −5.46 p < .001 r = −0.54 |