Research Article

Psychological Distress in Women with Chronic Bronchitis in a Fishing Community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Table 2

Prevalence of anxiety and depression and the unadjusted odds ratio for the association between chronic bronchitis and psychological distress.

Anxiety (%) OR (95% CI)Depression (%) OR (95% CI)

Women with CB*19 (30.2)10.10.0012.7 (1.4–5.2)22 (34.9)24.4<0.0014.6 (2.4–8.8)
Women without CB38 (13.6)29 (10.4)

CB: chronic bronchitis.