Table 4 Descriptive statistics and discriminant validity of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 and its shortened versions among women with chronic pelvic pain.
DASS versions | Whole sample (N = 214) | Mann Whitney test | z | Cluster 1 (n = 141) | Cluster 2 (n = 73) | Mann Whitney test | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MD (IQR) | MD (IQR) | MD (IQR) | |||||
DASS-21 | 11.5 (6.0–23.8) | 2247.5 | − 5.49 | 7.0 (4.0–11.8) | 29.5 (23.0–36.8) | 210.0 | − 11.43 |
Depression | 2.0 (1.0–7.0) | 2495.5 | − 5.08 | 1.0 (0–3.0) | 9.0 (5.0–14.0) | 1041.0 | − 9.65 |
Anxiety | 3.0 (1.0–7.0) | 2482.0 | − 5.11 | 1.0 (0–3.0) | 8.0 (6.0–11.0) | 728.0 | − 10.39 |
Stress | 6.0 (3.0–11.0) | 2641.0 | − 4.48 | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 12.0 (10.0–16.0) | 436.5 | − 10.91 |
DASS-12 | 7.0 (3.0–13.3) | 2320.0 | − 5.48 | 4.0 (2.0–7.0) | 17.0 (13.0–21.0) | 397.0 | − 11.08 |
Depression | 1.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2266.5 | − 5.80 | 0 (0–1.0) | 5.0 (3.0–8.5) | 1082.0 | − 9.77 |
Anxiety | 2.0 (0–4.0) | 2842.0 | − 4.24 | 1.0 (0–2.0) | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 1514.5 | − 8.63 |
Stress | 4.0 (2.0–7.0) | 2849.5 | − 4.16 | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 8.0 (6.0–9.5) | 856.0 | − 10.05 |
DASS-8 | 4.0 (1.0–8.0) | 2018.0 | − 6.27 | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 12.0 (8.0–15.0) | 36.0 | − 11.95 |
Depression | 1.0 (0–3.0) | 2346.5 | − 5.60 | 0 (0–1.0) | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 1214.0 | − 9.47 |
Anxiety | 1.0 (0–3.0) | 2521.0 | − 5.21 | 0 (0–1.0) | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 674.0 | − 10.93 |
Stress | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 2447.0 | − 5.26 | 1.0 (0–2.0) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 364.0 | − 11.37 |
