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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 20.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Jan 20;33(1):66–74. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.12.002

Table 4.

Relationship between seeing multiple professionals and diagnostic attribution of MD

Predictors Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Complicated vs. Affective Depression Physical vs. Affective Depression Complicated vs. Affective Depression Physical vs. Affective Depression Complicated vs. Affective Depression Physical vs. Affective Depression
Odds Ratio (95%CI) Odds Ratio (95%CI) Odds Ratio (95%CI) Odds Ratio (95%CI) Odds Ratio (95%CI) Odds Ratio (95%CI)
Saw 3+ professionals (ref. Saw 1 or 2) 2.43 (1.29, 4.59) 1.80 (0.97, 3.36) 2.76 (1.53, 4.95) 1.75 (0.88, 3.47) 2.43 (1.33, 4.44) 1.59 (0.75, 3.37)
Age (ref. 18 to 29 years)
 30 to 39 years 0.74 (0.22, 2.51) 7.14 (1.82, 28.05) 0.69 (0.19, 2.42) 7.23 (1.78, 29.43)
 40 to 49 years 1.31 (0.47, 3.65) 6.09 (1.37, 27.02) 1.14 (0.40, 3.24) 5.87 (1.27, 27.18)
 50+ years 1.05 (0.35, 3.09) 3.98 (0.75, 21.16) 0.73 (0.22, 2.38) 3.58 (0.68, 18.97)
Sex (ref. Male) 0.32 (0.17, 0.61) 0.22 (0.10, 0.48) 0.28 (0.14, 0.56) 0.19 (0.08, 0.41)
Insurance (ref. Has mental health coverage)
 Insurance but no mental health coverage 0.56 (0.21, 1.49) 1.64 (0.75, 3.56) 0.57 (0.21, 1.55) 1.63 (0.72, 3.72)
 No health insurance 1.55 (0.58, 4.16) 0.52 (0.14, 1.91) 1.57 (0.59, 4.16) 0.61 (0.16, 2.40)
Number of health conditions (ref. None)
 1 or 2 conditions 0.59 (0.21, 1.66) 1.71 (0.37, 7.98)
 3+ conditions 1.88 (0.69, 5.21) 2.04 (0.40, 10.46)
Total N 253 253 253

Sample is restricted to those who met DSM-IV criteria for MD and had seen at least once healthcare provider for these depressive symptoms.