General QoL and mental health compared to published healthy population norms
Mean scores for the validated measures and norm data can be found in Table 2. Reported stress in this sample of adults with anaphylaxis was significantly higher than the norm value, t=4.98(135), p<0.001. A total of 23.2% of men (n=13) and 49.4% of women (n=42) reported moderate to severe anxiety. Mean anxiety levels were significantly higher than UK norm values for women, t=3.27(83), p=0.002, but not for men. A total of 16.1% of men (n=9) and 12.4% of women (n=19) reported moderate to severe depression. Mean depression levels were also significantly higher than UK norm values for women, t=2.93(83), p=0.004, but not for men (Table 2). Adults with anaphylaxis reported significantly better general physical QoL than UK norms (t=-2.10(133), p=0.03), but significantly poorer social (t=3.34(138), p<0.001) and environmental QoL (t=-7.68(136), p<0.001). There was no significant difference for psychological QoL.