Table 4.

Mixed-effects negative binomial regression for the rate of mental health act detention between urban and rural clinical commissioning groups

	Rural (N = 39)			Urban (N = 66)
Variable	IRR	95% CI	p value	IRR	95% CI	p value
Severe Mental Illness	2.473	1.431 to 4.272	0.001	2.233	1.555 to 3.207	< 0.001
Deprivation	1.001	0.983 to 1.020	0.918	1.000	0.992 to 1.007	0.913
% Non-White	1.000	0.977 to 1.024	0.985	1.003	0.998 to 1.008	0.202
% Aged 18 to 35 Years	1.004	0.978 to 1.030	0.763	1.002	0.989 to 1.015	0.741
% Male Sex	1.170	1.008 to 1.359	0.039	1.072	0.996 to 1.154	0.064
Community and Outpatient Mental Health Visits per 100	1.009	1.001 to 1.016	0.027	1.015	1.009 to 1.021	< 0.001

Note Bold indicates significance to p < .05. Rural = Areas Classified as “Predominantly Rural” and “Urban with Significant Rural” under 2011 Rural-Urban Classification; Urban = Areas Classified as “Predominantly Urban” under 2011 Rural-Urban Classification.