Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2009; 15(40): 5067-5073
Published online Oct 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5067
Table 3 Effects of neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas on the STAI Y-1 (anxiety state) and Y-2 (anxiety trait) estimated by means of three-way ANOVA adjusted for age (increasing trend among the age classes) and gender
STAI anxiety state (Y-1)
STAI anxiety trait (Y-2)
Effects (95% CI)P valueEffects (95% CI)P value
Overall effects of the disease (patients vs normative group)-5.16 (-12.56 to 2.23)0.1690.77 (-5.84 to 7.39)0.817
Effects of the disease within males-4.66 (-16.98 to 7.67)0.454-0.48 (-11.50 to 10.54)0.932
Effects of the disease within females-5.66 (-13.84 to 2.51)0.1722.02 (-5.29 to 9.33)0.584
Interaction between the effects of the disease and gender (males vs females)1.00 (-13.79 to 15.79)0.893-2.50 (-15.72 to 10.73)0.708
Interaction between the effects of the disease and age7.69 (-7.10 to 22.48)0.304-2.58 (-15.81 to 10.64)0.698
Interaction between the effects of the disease and age within males5.30 (-19.35 to 29.95)0.670-0.05 (-22.09 to 21.99)0.996
Interaction between the effects of the disease and age within females10.07 (-6.28 to 26.42)0.224-5.12 (-19.74 to 9.51)0.488
Interaction between the effects of the disease and age and gender-4.77 (-34.35 to 24.81)0.7495.06 (-21.39 to 31.51)0.704