Table 3.

Mean Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale depression score: Comparison of asthma population survey data with Sheffield Health and Illness Prevalence Survey (SHAIPS) findings for the same six practices

		Total	Males	Females
All ages	Asthma	4.70	4.64	4.72
	SHAIPS (6 practices)	3.58	3.62	3.55
	p-value	<0.001	<0.01	<0.001
18–34	Asthma	3.34	3.33	3.36
	SHAIPS (6 practices)	3.02	2.73	3.23
	p-value	= 0.298	= 0.212	= 0.763
35–44	Asthma	3.39	2.92	3.73
	SHAIPS (6 practices)	3.45	3.38	3.51
	p-value	= 0.882	= 0.498	= 0.708
45–54	Asthma	6.24	6.66	6.02
	SHAIPS (6 practices)	4.18	4.60	3.85
	p-value	<0.001	= 0.025	<0.001
55–64	Asthma	6.44	6.97	6.12
	SHAIPS (6 practices)	4.21	4.48	3.97
	p-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.01