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

Table 7

Association of average white blood cell count with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21.

	Average WBC count		^b	value^a	Degree of freedom^a	Level of significance (2 tailed)^a	Mean difference (CI 95%)
Stress	Less than or equal to 4500	107.00		-0.62	205.00	0.54	-0.37 (-1.54-0.81)
	More than 4500	100.00		-0.62	204.80	0.54	-0.37 (-1.53-0.80)
Anxiety	Less than or equal to 4500	107.00		-0.35	205.00	0.73	-0.21 (-1.39-0.98)
	More than 4500	100.00		-0.34	204.01	0.73	-0.21 (-1.39-0.97)
Depression	Less than or equal to 4500	107.00		-0.61	205.00	0.87	-0.10 (-1.36-1.16)
	More than 4500	100		-0.16	203.28	0.87	-0.10 (-1.36-1.16)

^a-test. ^bANOVA. SD = standard deviation; = number of responses for the specific variable. Note: -test and ANOVA were applied to find the association between the average white blood cell count of dengue patients and depression, anxiety, and stress in them.