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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
 18–39Reference [1]Reference [1]
 40–491.44(1.32–1.56)1.41(1.29–1.55)
 50–591.55(1.43–1.68)1.48(1.35–1.62)
 60–741.32(1.21–1.44)1.03(0.93–1.14)
  ≥ 750.92(0.82–1.02)0.52(0.45–0.60)
Male vs. Female0.70(0.66–0.75)0.62(0.59–0.67)
Race/ethnicity
 WhiteReference [1]Reference [1]
 Black0.70(0.64–0.75)0.62(0.57–0.68)
 Hispanic0.53(0.48–0.59)0.51(0.45–0.57)
 Asian0.37(0.27–0.50)0.37(0.27–0.51)
 Other0.67(0.49–0.93)0.65(0.46–0.91)
Day of Week
 SundayReference [1]Reference [1]
 Monday0.96(0.86–1.07)0.95(0.85–1.07)
 Tuesday0.99(0.88–1.10)0.94(0.84–1.06)
 Wednesday1.01(0.90–1.13)0.99(0.88–1.12)
 Thursday1.07(0.96–1.20)1.06(0.94–1.19)
 Friday1.02(0.91–1.14)0.97(0.86–1.09)
 Saturday1.10(0.98–1.23)1.07(0.95–1.21)
Year
 2014Reference [1]Reference [1]
 20151.13(1.05–1.21)1.09(1.01–1.18)
 20161.27(1.18–1.36)1.22(1.13–1.32)
Residence type
 Private residenceReference [1]Reference [1]
 Nursing home2.01(1.70–2.37)1.63(1.35–1.97)
 Homeless2.81(2.31–3.41)1.82(1.46–2.26)
 Other1.58(1.28–1.94)1.29(1.03–1.61)
Insurance type
 Private insuranceReference [1]Reference [1]
 Medicare1.60(1.48–1.74)1.82(1.66–2.00)
 Medicaid or CHIP1.74(1.61–1.88)1.74(1.60–1.89)
 Uninsured0.69(0.61–0.79)0.76(0.66–0.87)
 Other0.89(0.73–1.08)1.03(0.84–1.26)
Temperature
 36 °C–38 °CReference [1]Reference [1]
  ≤ 36 °C1.22(1.06–1.42)1.17(1.00–1.36)
  > 38 °C0.69(0.52–0.92)0.65(0.49–0.87)
Heart Rate
  ≤ 90Reference [1]Reference [1]
 90–1001.25(1.15–1.35)1.20(1.10–1.30)
 100–1101.21(1.09–1.33)1.11(1.00–1.24)
 110–1201.23(1.08–1.41)1.13(0.98–1.30)
  > 1201.34(1.14–1.58)1.21(1.02–1.44)
DBP
 60–80Reference [1]Reference [1]
  < 601.01(0.91–1.12)0.98(0.88–1.09)
  > 800.98(0.92–1.05)0.94(0.88–1.01)
Pain level
 No painReference [1]Reference [1]
 Mild0.59(0.51–0.68)0.77(0.66–0.90)
 Moderate0.83(0.76–0.89)0.98(0.90–1.07)
 Severe0.86(0.79–0.94)1.10(1.00–1.22)
72-h revisit vs. not0.91(0.80–1.05)0.90(0.78–1.04)
Arrival by Ambulance vs. Not1.60(1.50–1.72)1.25(1.16–1.36)
Census Region
 NortheastReference [1]Reference [1]
 Midwest1.06(0.97–1.15)1.08(0.99–1.19)
 South0.72(0.66–0.78)0.81(0.74–0.89)
 West0.76(0.69–0.83)0.79(0.72–0.88)
Reason for Visit (by Symptom Module)
 GeneralReference [1]Reference [1]
 Psychiatric5.03(4.48–5.65)5.00(4.41–5.66)
 Neurologic0.87(0.76–0.98)0.82(0.72–0.93)
 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic0.66(0.52–0.83)0.68(0.54–0.87)
 Eyes and/or Ears0.55(0.42–0.71)0.59(0.45–0.77)
 Respiratory0.78(0.69–0.88)0.77(0.68–0.87)
 Digestive0.79(0.71–0.87)0.78(0.70–0.87)
 Genitourinary0.58(0.49–0.68)0.60(0.50–0.70)
 Dermatologic0.56(0.45–0.69)0.60(0.48–0.75)
 Musculoskeletal0.72(0.65–0.80)0.75(0.67–0.84)
 Other0.82(0.74–0.90)0.88(0.78–0.99)
Reason for Visit (by Injury Type)
 Injury/TraumaReference [1]Reference [1]
 Overdose/Poisoning3.08(2.51–3.78)2.19(1.75–2.74)
 Adverse effect of medical/surgical treatment1.31(1.09–1.57)1.23(1.01–1.48)
 Visit not related to any above1.13(1.06–1.21)1.12(1.03–1.22)
 Questionable injury status2.15(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