Results

Population/study

Response

With asthma

(95% CI)

Without asthma

(95% CI)
p value

Mental component summary (MCS) for SF-12

SA Health and Wellbeing Survey 2000 (1)

MCS (mean score)

51.5

(50.5–52.4)

52.4

(52.0–52.7)

Age 18 years and over

(n=834)

(n=6,609)

p<0.05

Kessler-10 Psychological Distress Scale

WA Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System, 2004 (3)

Age 18 years and over

Low (<16)
Moderate (16–21)
High (22–29)
Very high (>=30)

57.3%
23.9%
11.3%
7.7%
(n=399)

(52.9–61.6)
(20.0–27.6)
(8.2–15.1)
(4.6–11.9)

74.9%
16.8%
6.0%
2.3%
(n=3,208)

(73.6–76.3)
(15.6–17.9)
(5.2–6.7)
(1.8–2.8)

SA Monitoring and Surveillance system July 2002–June 2004 (4)
Age 16 years and over

Low/ mod (<21)
High/ very high (>=22)

84.7%
15.6%
(n=1,433)

(82.5–86.3)
(13.3–17.6)

90.2%
9.8%
(n=11,450)

(89.6–90.8)
(9.2–10.4)

NSW Health Survey 2003

Age 16 years and over (5)

Low (<16)
Moderate (16≤21)
High (22≤30)
Very high (≥30)

57.8%
25.7%
10.5%
6.0%
(n=1,505)

68.4%
21.2%
8.1%
2.4%
(n=11,347)

Victorian Population Health Survey 2003, (6)

Age 18 years and over

Low (<16)
Moderate (16–21)
High (22–29)
Very high (≥30)

53.6%
26.9%
11.7%
5.6%

(49.2–56.9)
(23.0–30.8)
(8.8–14.6)
(3.8–7.4)

68.1%
20.0%
7.8%
2.2%

(66.5–69.7)
(18.6–21.4)
(6.8–8.8)
(1.8–2.6)

WANTS Survey WA, NT and SA 2000 (2)

Age 18 years and over

12–15 (low risk)
16–29 (medium risk)
30–50 (high risk)

59.5%
36.9%
3.6%
(n=834)

68.9%
28.5%
2.7%
(n=6,609)

p<0.01 for difference between the groups

PRIME-MD questionnaire

SA Omnibus 1998 (7)

Age 15 years and over

Major depression*
All depression**

14.4%
22.1%
(n=299)

(10.4–18.4)
(17.4–26.8)

5.7%
16.7%
(n=2,711)

(4.8–6.6)
(15.3–18.1)
* p=0.000
**p=0.03