Table 3 Pearson correlations between variables and mean values used in the path analysis (N = 565)

(1) Age

–

(2) Chemical sensitivity

0.17^**

–

(3) Other chemical sensitivity

0.01

0.54^**

–

(4) Masking index

−0.06

−0.10^*

−0.02

–

(5) Symptom severity

0.08

0.44^**

0.60^**

0

–

(6) Life impact

−0.01

0.46^**

0.65^**

0.02

0.56^**

–

(7) Mental health

−0.07

0.30^**

0.38^**

0.09^*

0.62^**

0.44^**

–

Mean

43.74

15.18

7.47

5.27

19.3

4.53

9.22

Standard deviation (±)

±10.25

±16.82

±9.26

±1.68

±16.42

±7.1

±7.63