Anxiety disorders and asthma control among adolescents with asthma in Uganda#
| ACT scores¶ | ||||
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis+ | |||
| Mean±sd | p-value | Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Any of three anxiety disorders | ||||
| No (38) | 21.24±5.17 | Reference | ||
| Yes (34) | 18.26±4.93 | 0.01 | −2.66 (−5.01– −0.30)§ | 0.03 |
| Generalised anxiety disorder | ||||
| No (56) | 20.48±5.40 | Reference | ||
| Yes (16) | 17.56±3.98 | 0.05 | −2.34 (−5.20–0.52) | 0.11 |
| Panic disorder | ||||
| No (48) | 20.77±5.47 | Reference | ||
| Yes (24) | 17.96±4.26 | 0.03 | −2.06 (−4.70–0.58) | 0.12 |
| Social anxiety disorder | ||||
| No (54) | 20.24±5.02 | Reference | ||
| Yes (18) | 18.61±5.84 | 0.26 | −1.39 (−4.21–1.43) | 0.33 |
Data are presented as n, unless otherwise stated. ACT: Asthma Control Test. #: n=72; ¶: based on the childhood ACT and ACT (scores ranged from 8 to 34, low scores indicating poor asthma control and high scores indicating well controlled asthma); +: final models adjusted for child's age, sex and father's highest education level attained; §: adjusted linear regression model constant=36.05, R2=0.21, F(5,66)=3.46, p=0.008, n=72.