Table 3

Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of patients with and without asthma

Asthma

Not asthma

P


N = 143

N = 441


Age (mean ± SD)

33.0 ± 10.2

34.5 ± 10.3

NS


Educational level (%)


Junior high school

30.5

24.8


Senior high school

51.6

49.6


College/university

18.0

25.6

NS


Occupational level (%)


Working

24.8

30.5

NS


Self reported co-morbidity (%)


Depression/anxiety

76.9

65.8

0.013


Bipolar disorder

13.3

10.6

NS


Alcohol problems

19.7

24.1

NS


WURS (score ± SD, range 0-100)

60.8 ± 17.2

57.9 ± 18.1

NS


ASRS (score ± SD, range 0-72)

45.6 ± 11.8

45.4 ± 12.5

NS


MDQ + (%)

57.8

45.3

0.013


Fasmer et al. BMC Psychiatry 2011 11:128   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-11-128

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