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Table 2 Association Between Depression Status in ED Patients and Their Visiting Characteristics (NHAMCS 2014–2016)

From: Analysis of emergency department visits for all reasons by adults with depression in the United States

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age

 18–39

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 40–49

1.44(1.32–1.56)

1.41(1.29–1.55)

 50–59

1.55(1.43–1.68)

1.48(1.35–1.62)

 60–74

1.32(1.21–1.44)

1.03(0.93–1.14)

  ≥ 75

0.92(0.82–1.02)

0.52(0.45–0.60)

Male vs. Female

0.70(0.66–0.75)

0.62(0.59–0.67)

Race/ethnicity

 White

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Black

0.70(0.64–0.75)

0.62(0.57–0.68)

 Hispanic

0.53(0.48–0.59)

0.51(0.45–0.57)

 Asian

0.37(0.27–0.50)

0.37(0.27–0.51)

 Other

0.67(0.49–0.93)

0.65(0.46–0.91)

Day of Week

 Sunday

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Monday

0.96(0.86–1.07)

0.95(0.85–1.07)

 Tuesday

0.99(0.88–1.10)

0.94(0.84–1.06)

 Wednesday

1.01(0.90–1.13)

0.99(0.88–1.12)

 Thursday

1.07(0.96–1.20)

1.06(0.94–1.19)

 Friday

1.02(0.91–1.14)

0.97(0.86–1.09)

 Saturday

1.10(0.98–1.23)

1.07(0.95–1.21)

Year

 2014

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 2015

1.13(1.05–1.21)

1.09(1.01–1.18)

 2016

1.27(1.18–1.36)

1.22(1.13–1.32)

Residence type

 Private residence

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Nursing home

2.01(1.70–2.37)

1.63(1.35–1.97)

 Homeless

2.81(2.31–3.41)

1.82(1.46–2.26)

 Other

1.58(1.28–1.94)

1.29(1.03–1.61)

Insurance type

 Private insurance

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Medicare

1.60(1.48–1.74)

1.82(1.66–2.00)

 Medicaid or CHIP

1.74(1.61–1.88)

1.74(1.60–1.89)

 Uninsured

0.69(0.61–0.79)

0.76(0.66–0.87)

 Other

0.89(0.73–1.08)

1.03(0.84–1.26)

Temperature

 36 °C–38 °C

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

  ≤ 36 °C

1.22(1.06–1.42)

1.17(1.00–1.36)

  > 38 °C

0.69(0.52–0.92)

0.65(0.49–0.87)

Heart Rate

  ≤ 90

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 90–100

1.25(1.15–1.35)

1.20(1.10–1.30)

 100–110

1.21(1.09–1.33)

1.11(1.00–1.24)

 110–120

1.23(1.08–1.41)

1.13(0.98–1.30)

  > 120

1.34(1.14–1.58)

1.21(1.02–1.44)

DBP

 60–80

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

  < 60

1.01(0.91–1.12)

0.98(0.88–1.09)

  > 80

0.98(0.92–1.05)

0.94(0.88–1.01)

Pain level

 No pain

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Mild

0.59(0.51–0.68)

0.77(0.66–0.90)

 Moderate

0.83(0.76–0.89)

0.98(0.90–1.07)

 Severe

0.86(0.79–0.94)

1.10(1.00–1.22)

72-h revisit vs. not

0.91(0.80–1.05)

0.90(0.78–1.04)

Arrival by Ambulance vs. Not

1.60(1.50–1.72)

1.25(1.16–1.36)

Census Region

 Northeast

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Midwest

1.06(0.97–1.15)

1.08(0.99–1.19)

 South

0.72(0.66–0.78)

0.81(0.74–0.89)

 West

0.76(0.69–0.83)

0.79(0.72–0.88)

Reason for Visit (by Symptom Module)

 General

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Psychiatric

5.03(4.48–5.65)

5.00(4.41–5.66)

 Neurologic

0.87(0.76–0.98)

0.82(0.72–0.93)

 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic

0.66(0.52–0.83)

0.68(0.54–0.87)

 Eyes and/or Ears

0.55(0.42–0.71)

0.59(0.45–0.77)

 Respiratory

0.78(0.69–0.88)

0.77(0.68–0.87)

 Digestive

0.79(0.71–0.87)

0.78(0.70–0.87)

 Genitourinary

0.58(0.49–0.68)

0.60(0.50–0.70)

 Dermatologic

0.56(0.45–0.69)

0.60(0.48–0.75)

 Musculoskeletal

0.72(0.65–0.80)

0.75(0.67–0.84)

 Other

0.82(0.74–0.90)

0.88(0.78–0.99)

Reason for Visit (by Injury Type)

 Injury/Trauma

Reference [1]

Reference [1]

 Overdose/Poisoning

3.08(2.51–3.78)

2.19(1.75–2.74)

 Adverse effect of medical/surgical treatment

1.31(1.09–1.57)

1.23(1.01–1.48)

 Visit not related to any above

1.13(1.06–1.21)

1.12(1.03–1.22)

 Questionable injury status

2.15(1.53–3.01)

1.45(1.01–2.09)

  1. Note: the adjusted OR was from a logistic regression including all variables in the table