Correction

Mental health Respiratory disease
Volume 179 - Issue 1

Asthma symptoms associated with depression and lower quality of life: a population survey

Authors:  Robert D Goldney, Richard Ruffin, David H Wilson and Laura J Fisher

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (1): 17. || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05408.x
Published online: 7 July 2003
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Re: "Asthma symptoms associated with depression and lower quality of life: a population survey?", the Research article by Robert D Goldney, Richard Ruffin, Laura J Fisher and David H Wilson in the 5 May issue of the Journal (Med J Aust 2003; 178: 437-441), in which variables in Box 1 were incorrectly labelled. "Male sex" should have been "Female sex", and "Overseas born" should have been "Australian born". The corrected table is shown. The html and pdf versions of the article were corrected online on 30 June 2003.

Predictors of asthma determined by logistic regression

Variable

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P

Female sex

1.55 (1.22–1.99)

0.003

Depression

1.40 (1.04–1.88)

0.026

Australian born

1.60 (1.18–2.18)

0.003

Authors

  • Robert D Goldney MD, FRANZCP1
  • Richard Ruffin MD, FRACP2
  • David H Wilson MPH, PhD3
  • Laura J Fisher BA(Hons)4
  • 1. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.
  • 2. The Adelaide Clinic, Adelaide, SA
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