Mental disorders and current State-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) and Beck depression inventory (BDI) scores of parents of the phenylketonuria (PKU) patients and healthy controls.
| Scores | PKU patients n=61 | Healthy controls n=36 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous or current mental disorders of participants’ n (%) | 5 (9.1) | 0 (0) | |
| BDI score | 12.3±9.1 | 5.4±4.1 | 0.000 |
| STAI-S score | 38.2±9.6 | 31.8±7.6 | 0.001 |
| STAI-T score | 43.2±6.9 | 37.0±7.2 | 0.000 |