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Table 2 Comparison of PFH and Control Groups in terms of Temperament and Character Properties

From: Temperament and character properties of primary focal hyperhidrosis patients

TCI

PFH Group

Control Group

Univariate F (1, 91)

(Mean± SD)

(Mean± SD)

Exploratory excitability (NS1)

5.75±0.30

6.27±0.32

1.35

Impulsiveness (NS2)

4.12±0.29

4.06±0.30

0.02

Extravagance (NS3)

4.77±0.26

4.88±0.27

0.09

Disorderliness (NS4)

3.77±0.21

3.72±0.23

0.02

Novelty Seeking (NS)

18.42±0.64

18.95±0.67

0.32

Anticipatory worry (HA1)

5.36±0.31

4.75±0.33

1.77

Fear of uncertainty (HA2)

4.26±0.25

4.36±0.26

0.07

Shyness with strangers (HA3)

3.59±0.32

3.59±0.33

0.01

Fatigability and asthenia (HA4)

4.77±0.30

3.18±0.32

12.84*

Harm Avoidance (HA)

18.00±0.94

15.00±1.00

2.35

Sentimentality (RD1)

7.04±0.26

6.18±0.28

4.85

Attachment (RD3)

4.04±0.26

4.84±0.28

4.19

Dependence (RD4)

2.75±0.20

3.13±0.21

1.62

Reward Dependence (RD)

13.83±0.39

14.15±0.41

0.32

Persistence (P)

4.73±0.24

5.02±0.26

0.64

Responsibility (SD1)

4.30±0.32

5.59±0.33

7.58

Purposefulness (SD2)

4.61±0.24

5.97±0.25

15.31*

Resourcefulness (SD3)

2.87±0.19

3.88±0.20

12.80*

Self-acceptance (SD4)

5.51±0.35

6.61±0.37

4.58

Congruent second nature (SD5)

8.44±0.30

9.09±0.32

2.07

Self-Directedness (SD)

25.75±1.06

31.15±1.12

12.23*

Acceptance (C1)

5.67±0.23

6.61±0.25

7.36

Empathy (C2)

4.36±0.22

4.61±0.23

0.56

Helpfulness (C3)

4.87±0.19

5.15±0.20

1.02

Compassion vs. revenge (C4)

6.89±0.37

7.36±0.39

0.74

Intergraded conscience (C5)

6.51±0.21

6.84±0.22

1.16

Cooperativeness (C)

28.32±0.89

30.59±0.94

3.05

Self-forgetfulness (ST1)

6.42±0.35

4.59±0.37

12.66*

Transpersonal identification (ST2)

5.10±0.32

3.77±0.33

8.10

Spiritual acceptance (ST3)

7.10±0.41

5.63±0.43

5.89

Self-Transcendence (ST)

18.63±0.89

14.00±0.94

12.66*

  1. *p < 0.0016.