Table 5

Mean factor scores by cohort

FactorCohortContrasts
Main (MG)Validation (VG)Non-Gulf (NG)MG v VGMG+VG v NG
Psychological:
 Mean12.612.9−26.2p=0.92p<0.001
 SD108.8105.277.6
Peripheral:
 Mean10.610.9−22.1p=0.88p<0.001
 SD110.7109.670.0
Neurological:
 Mean−1.22.3−1.1p=0.16p=0.39
 SD109.3112.173.2
Respiratory:
 Mean5.94.2−10.3p=0.47p<0.001
 SD111.5108.075.0
Gastrointestinal:
 Mean11.88.7−21.0p=0.18p<0.001
 SD108.6104.780.8
Concentration:
 Mean10.68.4−20.5p=0.19p<0.001
 SD111.5110.567.8
Appetite:
 Mean−1.3−4.56.1p=0.19p<0.001
 SD114.1106.274.5
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