A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Mental Health among Patients Suffering from Dengue in Pakistani Tertiary Care Hospitals

Table 2

Association of the age of dengue patients with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21.

	Age		Mean ^b	Mean difference^a	Level of significance (2 tailed)^a	95% confidence interval
						Lower	Upper
Stress	18-28	29-38		-1.62	0.11	-3.46	0.23
		39-49		-2.32	0.02	-4.36	-0.27
		50 plus		0.68	0.91	-1.94	3.31
	29-38	18-28		1.62	0.11	-0.23	3.46
		39-49		-0.70	0.84	-2.87	1.47
		50 plus		2.30	0.13	-0.43	5.03
	39-49	18-28		2.32	0.02	0.27	4.36
		29-38		0.70	0.84	-1.47	2.87
		50 plus		3.00	0.04	0.14	5.86
	50 plus	18-28		-0.68	.0.907	-3.31	1.94
		29-38		-2.30	0.13	-5.03	0.43
		39-49		-3.00	0.04	-5.86	-1.40
Anxiety	18-28	29-38		-1.68	0.09	-3.56	0.19
		39-49		-2.03	0.05	-4.11	0.04
		50 plus		0.18	0.99	-2.48	2.86
	29-38	18-28		1.68	0.09	-0.19	3.56
		39-49		-0.35	0.97	-2.56	1.85
		50 plus		1.87	0.30	-0.90	4.65
	39-49	18-28		2.039	0.05	-0.04	4.11
		39-49		0.35	0.97	-1.85	2.56
		50 plus		2.22	0.19	-0.69	5.14
	50 plus	18-28		-0.18	0.99	-2.86	2.48
		29-38		-1.87	0.30	-4.65	0.90
		39-49		-2.22	0.19	-5.14	0.69
Depression	18-28	29-38		-1.40	0.26	-3.40	0.60
		39-49		-1.85	0.13	-4.06	0.36
		50 plus		1.35	0.60	-1.49	4.20
	29-38	39-49		1.40	0.26	-0.60	3.40
		50 plus		-0.45	0.96	-2.80	1.90
		18-28		2.75	0.07	-0.20	5.71
	39-49	18-28		1.85	0.13	-0.36	4.06
		29-38		0.45	0.96	-1.90	2.80
		50 plus		3.20	0.04	0.10	6.30
	50 plus	18-28		-1.35	0.60	-4.20	1.49
		29-38		-2.75	0.07	-5.71	0.20
		39-49		-3.20	0.04	-6.30	-0.10

^a-test. ^bANOVA. SD = standard deviation. Note: -test and ANOVA were applied to find the association between the age of dengue patients and depression, anxiety, and stress in them.