Table 6 Psychological distress in adolescent men and adolescent women with and without asthma.

From: Somatic and mental health of and the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on adolescents diagnosed with asthma

  

Comparison group

Asthma group

P

 

P

n = 3471– 3943

n = 363–413

Between genders in the Asthma Group

η2

Between Comparison Group and Asthma Group

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

   

Anxiety

Women

1.25 (0.96)

1.55 (1.01)

< 0.001

0.008

 

< 0.001

Men

0.76 (0.82)

1.01 (0.86)

 

< 0.001

Depression

Women

1.49 (1.07)

1.74 (1.09)

0.004

0.002

< 0.001

Men

1.11 (1.03)

1.26 (0.96)

< 0.001

Interpersonal Sensitivity/Social Insecurity

Women

1.52 (1.10)

1.71 (1.12)

< 0.001

0.006

0.011

Men

0.99 (0.99)

1.20 (1.05)

0.044

Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior

Women

1.57 (0.98)

1.88 (1.01)

< 0.001

0.004

< 0.001

Men

1.14 (0.90)

1.36 (0.84)

< 0.001

Paranoid Ideation

Women

1.26 (0.96)

1.45 (1.01)

< 0.001

0.003

0.002

Men

0.92 (0.92)

1.15 (0.84)

0.019

Psychoticism

Women

1.06 (0.91)

1.20 (0.94)

0.009

0.002

0.013

Men

0.81 (0.85)

1.00 (0.93)

0.017

Phobia Anxiety

Women

0.99 (0.88)

1.24 (1.01)

< 0.001

0.012

< 0.001

Men

0.59 (0.71)

0.70 (0.71)

0.69

Somatization

Women

0.96 (0.83)

1.34 (0.93)

< 0.001

0.007

< 0.001

Men

0.58 (0.67)

0.76 (0.78)

< 0.001

GSI (without Hostility)

Women

1.26 (0.82)

1.51 (0.84)

< 0.001

0.005

< 0.001

Men

0.85 (0.73)

1.11 (0.77)

< 0.001

  1. Comparison group, those reporting no asthma.
  2. GSI general severity index.