Table 2.
Association between Physician Diagnosed Allergy and Mental Disorders Among Adults Living in Germany in 1997
| No allergy (n=3324) |
Allergy (n=857) |
OR (95% CI) |
p value | AORa (95% CI) |
p value |
AORb (95% CI) |
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Any anxiety
disorder or mood disorders |
21.8%
(700) |
29.0%
(248) |
1.52
(1.3, 1.8) |
p<.0001 |
1.3
(1.1, 1.6) |
.001 |
0.65
(0.4, 0.96) |
.031 |
|
Any anxiety
disorder |
14.1% (467) |
19.7% (168) |
1.5
(1.2, 1.8) |
p<.0001 |
1.3
(1.1, 1.6) |
.009 |
0.58
(0.4, 0.9) |
.026 |
|
Panic
attacks |
5.1% (171) |
8.2% (70) |
1.6
(1.2, 2.2) |
.001 |
1.6
(1.1, 2.1) |
.004 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.2) |
.17 |
|
Panic
disorder |
2.6% (85) |
4.2% (36) |
1.7
(1.1, 2.5) |
.011 |
1.6
(1.01, 2.3) |
.046 | .6 (.2, 1.6) |
.3 |
| GAD | 1.5% (51) |
2.6% (22) |
1.7
(1.0, 2.8) |
.042 |
1.8
(1.1, 3.0) |
.03 | 0.8 (0.3, 2.3) |
.6 |
|
Social
phobia |
2.1% (68) |
3.0% (26) |
1.5 (0.9, 2.4) |
.085 | 1.3 (0.8, 2.0) |
0.3 | 0.6 (0.4, 1.1) |
0.1 |
|
Specific
phobia |
8.7% (289) |
11.6% (99) |
1.3
(1.1, 1.7) |
.042 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) |
.4 | 0.8 (0.3, 2.3) |
.6 |
|
Any mood
disorder |
12.2% (407) |
17.6% (151) |
1.5
(1.3, 1.9) |
<.0001 |
1.4
(1.1, 1.7) |
.002 | 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) |
.06 |
|
Major
Depression |
11.3% (374) |
15.6% (134) |
1.5
(1.2, 1.8) |
<.0001 |
1.4
(1.1, 1.7) |
.0001 | 0.6 (0.4, 1.0) |
.07 |
|
Bipolar
disorder |
0.8% (25) |
1.8% (15) |
2.4
(1.2, 4.5) |
.009 |
2.0
(1.0, 3.8) |
.04 | 1.2 (0.4, 4.0) |
.5 |
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; n = sample size; OR = odds ratio
a
= adjusted for age, sex and SES
b
=adjusted for age, sex, SES and treatment status