. 2009 Jan 6;16(1):30–40. doi: 10.1007/s12529-008-9008-2

Table 3.

Mean scores of severity and vulnerability for different diseases and conditions compared for Europe and Asia

Disease	Severity (scale 1–10)				Vulnerability (scale 1–5)
Disease	Europe	Asia	Difference	T value^a	Europe	Asia	Difference	T value^a
SARS, outbreak outside country^b	8.42	8.02	0.40	4.8***	1.86	2.54	−0.68	4.8***
SARS, outbreak in country^b	8.42	8.02	0.40	4.8***	2.69	2.70	−0.01	−0.3
Flu from a new flu virus^b	7.06	6.74	0.32	3.6**	2.89	2.82	0.07	1.5
Flu from new virus, outbreak in country^b	7.06	6.74	0.32	3.6**	3.16	2.97	0.19	4.5***
Heart attack	8.87	7.45	1.42	18.2***	2.53	2.36	0.17	3.8**
High blood pressure	6.41	6.48	−0.07	−0.9	2.45	2.36	0.10	2.1
Tuberculosis	7.60	6.66	0.94	10.5***	1.88	2.18	−0.30	−7.7***
Food poisoning	5.46	5.80	−0.34	−3.7**	2.56	2.71	−0.14	−3.4*
Diabetes	6.88	6.59	0.28	3.1*	1.91	2.16	−0.24	−6.1***
HIV	9.41	8.48	0.93	10.9***	1.36	1.46	−0.09	−3.3*
Common cold	2.45	3.52	−1.07	−13.9***	3.86	3.58	0.28	6.9***

*p < 0.0025, ** p < 0.0005, *** p < 0.00005

^aTo adjust for multiple testing, the significance level was divided by the number of comparisons (20) using the Bonferroni adjustment

^bSeverity of SARS and flu from a new virus was asked in general. The mean score is given in the table for both situations (outbreak in or outside country)