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 differencea
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.