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. 2025 Apr 16;60(9):2061–2075. doi: 10.1007/s00127-025-02898-0

Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression of unadjusted and fully adjusted associations with involuntary admission under MHA sects. 2,3,4, or 5(2) at first hospital admission

OR (95% CI)
Variable Unadjusted Fully adjusted p-value
Ethnicity
   White British Reference group
   White Irish 1.13 (0.92–1.39) 1.01 (0.79–1.28) 0.942
   Other White background 2.28 (2.05–2.53) 1.49 (1.29–1.73) < 0.001
   Black African 3.64 (3.29–4.03) 1.80 (1.57–2.07) < 0.001
   Black Caribbean 3.44 (3.03–3.91) 1.63 (1.40–1.89) < 0.001
   Black British / Other Black background 3.24 (2.92–3.60) 1.75 (1.55–1.98) < 0.001
   Asian Bangladeshi 2.97 (1.96–4.51) 1.68 (1.04–2.72) 0.034
   Asian Indian 1.93 (1.51–2.47) 1.43 (1.08–1.91) 0.013
   Asian Pakistani 2.48 (1.80–3.41) 1.67 (1.16–2.41) 0.006
   Asian Chinese 3.73 (2.63–5.28) 2.28 (1.53–3.41) < 0.001
   Asian British / Other Asian background 2.25 (1.91–2.65) 1.47 (1.20–1.79) < 0.001
   White and Black African 1.55 (0.97–2.47) 0.94 (0.55–1.60) 0.816
   White and Black Caribbean 1.45 (1.09–1.94) 1.08 (0.78–1.51) 0.635
   Other Mixed background 1.66 (1.20–2.29) 1.18 (0.82–1.71) 0.374
   Other ethnic background 2.40 (2.10–2.73) 1.66 (1.41–1.96) < 0.001
Age
   18–24 1.53 (1.40–1.68) 1.24 (1.11–1.38) < 0.001
   25–34 1.22 (1.13–1.33) 1.10 (1.00-1.21) 0.054
   35–49 Reference group
   50–64 1.20 (1.10–1.32) 1.23 (1.10–1.38) < 0.001
   65–99 1.31 (1.18–1.46) 1.00 (0.87–1.15) 0.977
Gender
   Male Reference group
   Female 1.04 (0.98–1.10) 1.11 (1.03–1.19) 0.007
Area-level deprivation
   1st quintile (least deprived) Reference group
   2nd quintile 1.30 (1.16–1.45) 1.10 (0.97–1.25) 0.154
   3rd quintile 1.31 (1.17–1.47) 1.08 (0.95–1.23) 0.260
   4th quintile 1.37 (1.22–1.53) 1.09 (0.96–1.24) 0.177
   5th quintile (most deprived) 1.34 (1.20–1.50) 1.08 (0.95–1.23) 0.242
Homeless
   No Reference group
   Yes 0.37 (0.34–0.40) 0.62 (0.55–0.71) < 0.001
Migrant status
   No Reference group
   Yes 2.18 (2.02–2.35) 1.15 (1.02–1.29) 0.020

Note. Fully adjusted column includes adjustment for all variables in the table, as well as adjustment for psychiatric diagnosis and Health of the Nation Outcome Scales items (as seen in Table 1). p-value corresponds to fully adjusted analysis