Relationships between QoL, mental health, demographic and
clinical variables
Poorer anaphylaxis specific QoL (as measured by the A-QoL-Adults)
significantly related to greater anxiety, depression, stress and poorer
generic physical, psychological, social and environmental QoL (Table 3).
Those of a younger age, those who had experienced a greater number of
anaphylactic reactions and those who carried their AAI more frequently
reported significantly poorer anaphylaxis specific QoL (Table 3).
Females reported significantly poorer anaphylaxis specific QoL
(mean=2.50, SD=0.93) compared to males (mean=1.73, SD=0.75),
t=-5.09(123.01), p<0.001. There were no significant
differences for ethnicity between White and Indian/Pakistani ethnic
groups (further analysis based on ethnicity was not possible due to the
low numbers in other groups).
Severity of anaphylaxis was graded using the Brown grading
system20. There was no significant difference in
anaphylaxis specific QoL for those with a mild to moderate rating
compared to those with a severe rating. Those with other atopic
conditions (such as hay-fever or allergies to animals or house dust
mite) reported poorer anaphylaxis specific QoL (mean=2.34, SD=.93) than
those with no other atopic conditions (mean=1.98, SD=.94), t=2.14(123),
p<0.05.