Table 2 Correlation of IEQ scores with age (years) r = spearman r, comparison of IEQ values, median and interquartile ranges in parenthesis, in male (m) and female (f) patients, * Mann Whitney test,, p < 0.05 = significant

Age

50.3 (SD 14.2)

r = 0.01561,

p = 0.842

r = 0.06506,

p = 0.408

r = −0.04126,

p = 0.600

IEQ total

IEQ blame

IEQ severity

median (IQR)

median (IQR)

median (IQR)

Sex (m/f)*

67/97

m: 24.0 (17.0–31.0)

f: 23.0 /(16.0- 31.5)

p = 0.901

m: 9.0 (4.0–14.0)

f: 8.0 (4.0- 13.5)

p = 0.967

m: 16.0 (12.0–18.0)

f: 15.0 (12.0- 19.0)

p = 0.971