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Table 3 Results of the t test for the physical and psychological scales

From: Assessment of cerebral blood flow in patients with multiple chemical sensitivity using near-infrared spectroscopy—recovery after olfactory stimulation: a case–control study

Scales

MCS (n = 6)

Controls (n = 6)

p value

QEESI (CI)

75.0 (19.2)

4.2 (5.3)

<0.001*

QEESI (OI)

33.2 (24.1)

6.7 (15.8)

0.048*

QEESI (SS)

72.7 (13.5)

5.2 (11.3)

<0.001*

CSS-SHR

51.7 (2.2)

32.5 (3.8)

<0.001*

SSAS

34.3 (8.7)

28.0 (5.2)

0.156

APQ

178.3 (39.4)

131.2 (42.6)

0.075

TAS

13.3 (7.7)

12.8 (10.4)

0.927

MCSD

16.0 (4.7)

20.5 (5.1)

0.141

TMAS

11.0 (4.1)

8.2 (1.5)

0.156

NAS

37.0 (17.0)

27.5 (8.6)

0.250

TAS-20 total

48.7 (16.2)

38.0 (4.0)

0.172

TAS-20 DIF

14.5 (5.4)

9.5 (3.0)

0.076

TAS-20 DDF

12.8 (4.8)

10.3 (1.2)

0.264

TAS-20 EOT

21.3 (7.2)

18.2 (4.0)

0.375

  1. Values are expressed as means (±standard deviations)
  2. CI chemical intolerance, OI other intolerance, SS symptom severity
  3. * Significant at p < 0.05