Table 3.
Unadjusted analysis | ||||
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Full PTSD, n = 51 | Sub-threshold PTSD, n = 46 | No PTSD, n = 84 | p-value | |
Asthma control (ACQ score, sd) | 2.0 (1.0) | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.2 (1.1) | 0.0003 |
Quality of life (AQLQ score, sd) | 4.2 (1.0) | 4.8 (1.1) | 5.1 (1.1) | <0.0001 |
One or more outpatient visits during last year due to asthma (No, %) | 18 (35) | 15 (33) | 18 (21) | 0.20 |
One or more inpatient visits during last year due to asthma (No, %) | 17 (33) | 5 (9) | 8 (10) | 0.0007 |
Adjusted analysis | ||||
Full PTSD, n = 51 | Sub-threshold PTSD, n = 46 | No PTSD, n = 84 | p-value | |
Asthma control, mean difference (95% CI) | 0.57 (0.12, 1.02) | 0.06 (−0.35, 0.47) | Reference | 0.04 |
Quality of life, mean difference (95% CI) | −0.83 (−1.32, −0.34) | −0.38 (−0.83, 0.07) | Reference | 0.002 |
One or more outpatient visits during last year due to asthma, OR (95% CI) | 2.32 (0.90, 6.00) | 1.85 (0.77, 4.43) | Reference | 0.17 |
One or more inpatient visits during last year due to asthma, OR (95% CI) | 11.86 (3.51, 40.09) | 1.70 (0.47, 6.08) | Reference | 0.0002 |
Adjusted for age, sex, education, race/ethnicity, and depression; CI = 95% Confidence interval; OR = Odds ratio.