From: Association between depression and mortality in persons with asthma: a population-based cohort study
Characteristic | Without depression (N = 1601) | With depression (N = 264) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 44.6 ± 16.6 | 46.3 ± 14.1 | 0.158 |
Male (%) | 45.0 | 28.6 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.8 ± 7.5 | 33.3 ± 9.6 | < 0.001 |
Race (%) | 0.101 | ||
Mexican American | 4.9 | 5.5 | |
Other hispanic | 4.2 | 8.0 | |
Non-hispanic white | 73.3 | 67.6 | |
Non-hispanic black | 12.0 | 14.1 | |
Other races | 5.6 | 4.7 | |
Hypertension (%) | 33.8 | 53.0 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 10.0 | 18.5 | < 0.001 |
CHD (%) | 3.6 | 9.4 | < 0.001 |
CHF (%) | 3.3 | 8.2 | < 0.001 |
Stroke (%) | 3.2 | 8.4 | < 0.001 |
Emphysema (%) | 3.9 | 12.8 | < 0.001 |
Chronic bronchitis (%) | 18.8 | 39.3 | < 0.001 |
Cancer (%) | 10.0 | 15.6 | 0.012 |
Asthma attack in past year (%) | 49.6 | 61.5 | 0.007 |
EMC visit for asthma (%) | 16.4 | 28.2 | 0.002 |