Table 2.

Comparative analysis according to the score obtained in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire

	HADS ≥ 11 (n = 43)	HADS < 11 (n = 20)	p
Age	60.7 (13.5)	58.5 (14.3)	0.621
Body Mass Index, kg/m2	28.0 (6.5)	27.0 (5.4)	0.807
Female sex	35 (81.4)	18 (90.0)	0.481
Civil status			0.067
Single	4 (36.4)	7 (36.6)
Married	24 (66.7)	12 (33.3)
Separated/divorced	6 (100)	0 (0)
Widowed	6 (60)	4 (40)
Children	1.5	1.1	0.317
Level of studies			0.414
No studies	11 (52.4)	10 (47.6)
Primary	8 (36.4)	14 (63.6)
Secondary	1 (50)	1 (50)
University	14 (77.8)	4 (22.2)
Employment situation			0.138
Employed	9 (47.4)	10 (52.6)
Unemployed	3 (100)	0 (0)
Retired	14 (77.8)	4 (22.2)
Leave or incapacity to work	14 (60.9)	9 (39.1)
Profession			0.202
Contact with toxic products	18 (69.2)	8 (30.8)
Working with the general public	16 (53.3)	14 (46.7)
Other	6 (85.7)	1 (14.3)
Family psychopathological history	19 (44.2)	7 (35.0)	0.587
Personal psychopathological history	32 (74.4)	9 (45.0)	0.045
Social and family support	23 (53.5)	11 (55.0)	1.000
Previous suicidal attempts	5 (11.6)	0 (0.0)	0.149
Mini-AQLQ total	3.6 (1.5)	4.1 (1.1)	0.217
Mini-AQLQ symptoms	3.46 (1.5)	4.12 (1.5)	0.119
Mini-AQLQ limitation of activities	3.7 (1.8)	3.81 (1.1)	0.791
Mini-AQLQ emotional function	3.6 (1.8)	4.5 (1.4)	0.017
Mini-AQLQ environmental stimuli	3.5 (1.7)	3.9 (1.8)	0.415
TAS-20	63.7 (16.6)	43.1 (15.9)	< 0.001
Dyspnea Nijmegen	24.1 (9.8)	20.2 (13.8)	0.021
ACT	13.4 (5.6)	14.5 (5.7)	0.459

Data are expressed as the mean (standard deviation) or number (percentage)

ACT asthma control test, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Mini-AQLQ Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, TAS-20 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale