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. 2025 Jul 11;16:1517340. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1517340

TABLE 4.

Association between health status of people with physical disabilities with the overall anxiety and depression (N = 155).

Variables Anxiety Depression
Mean ± SD P-value Mean ± SD P-value
Type of disability
Physical 9.05 ± 4.72 0.508 6.31 ± 3.58 0.975
Visual 7.60 ± 3.96 6.53 ± 4.42
Hearing 8.75 ± 3.71 6.31 ± 3.79
Degree of disability
Mild 7.65 ± 4.16 0.001 4.97 ± 2.67 p < 0.001
Moderate 10.44 ± 4.24 8.15 ± 4.06
Severe 12.12 ± 4.97 9.71 ± 3.64
Cause of disability
Congenital 8.78 ± 4.70 0.326 5.76 ± 3.34 0.024
Disease 10.08 ± 3.99 7.92 ± 4.60
Trauma 8.31 ± 4.50 6.80 ± 3.50
Period of disability
Since birth 8.76 ± 4.68 0.882 5.69 ± 3.38 0.021
< 1 yrs 9.29 ± 4.23 6.79 ± 3.14
1–5 yrs 9.33 ± 4.48 6.97 ± 3.62
> 5 yrs 8.38 ± 4.54 8.50 ± 4.82
Health insurance
Yes 9.20 ± 4.66 0.098 6.28 ± 3.42 0.759
No 7.74 ± 4.04 6.50 ± 4.45
Presence of chronic diseases
Yes 10.70 ± 4.60 0.021 7.48 ± 3.52 0.072
No 8.49 ± 4.47 6.09 ± 3.65

Bold values represent statistically significant results at p < 0.05.