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Table 1 Morning and evening psychosomatic condition scores collected from the self-assessment psychosomatic complaint questionnaire

From: A possible connection between psychosomatic symptoms and daily rhythmicity in growth hormone secretion in healthy Japanese students

 

High Self-Assessment Group (n = 7)

Low Self-Assessment Group (n = 8)

Morning Comparison

 

Morning

(08:00 h)

Evening

(20:00 h)

Morning

(08:00 h)

Evening

(20:00 h)

t -value

• Physical symptoms

     

   1. Drowsiness

3.14

1.43

3.38

1.50

-0.67

   2. Poor appetite

2.14

1.86

2.25

1.38

-0.30

   3. Heaviness in the head

1.14

1.29

1.38

1.13

-1.00

   4. Dizziness

1.00

1.00

1.75

1.25

-3.00*

   5. Whole-body fatigue

2.00

1.57

2.63

1.75

-1.49

• Mental symptoms

     

   6. Lack of motivation

2.00

2.00

2.75

2.13

-1.82

   7. Easily irritated

1.00

1.14

1.50

1.50

-2.65*

   8. Feelings of melancholy

1.00

1.14

1.88

2.13

-2.97*

   9. Desire to rest

2.00

2.00

3.00

2.50

-2.45*

   10. Anxiety

1.14

1.57

2.50

3.00

-3.80**

total

19.00

16.60

32.75

23.00

-3.96**

  1. The scores shown are means. Each scale ranges from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating a greater degree of psychosomatic symptoms (No, Somewhat No, Somewhat Yes, Yes).
  2. **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05