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Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Dec 18;61(1):18–25. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12063

Table 4.

Coefficient estimates from logistic regression models of episodes of mental health care among those with probable mental health care need

		Initiation (N=1658)			Adequacy (N=1658)			# Visits (n=650)			Episode Length (n=650)			$ Expenditures (n=650)
Race/Ethnicity		Coef		se	Coef		se	Coef		se	Coef		se	Coef		se
(Referent=white)	Black	−1	^**	[0.25]	−1	^**	[0.27]	−0.1		[0.22]	0.1		[0.21]	0.23		[0.30]
	Latino	−0.5		[0.22]	−0.4		[0.24]	0.4		[0.23]	0.2		[0.21]	0.52		[0.29]
MH Status	MH Component of SF-12	−0		[0.01]	−0		[0.01]	−0		[0.01]	0		[0.01]	−0		[0.01]
	K6 score	0		[0.02]	0		[0.02]	0		[0.02]	0		[0.02]	0.06		[0.03]
	PHQ-2 score	0.01		[0.07]	0		[0.07]	0.1		[0.06]	0.1		[0.06]	0.05		[0.08]
Self-rated mental health	Very Good	0.17		[0.37]	0.3		[0.48]	0.3		[0.34]	0.2		[0.43]	0.39		[0.58]
	Good	0.17		[0.33]	0.5		[0.46]	0.6		[0.32]	0.4		[0.39]	1.25		[0.58]
	Fair	0.49		[0.35]	0.7		[0.47]	0.5		[0.32]	0.2		[0.38]	0.87		[0.56]
	Poor	0.21		[0.40]	0.6		[0.52]	0.7		[0.38]	0.3		[0.42]	0.96		[0.65]
Health Status	1 PH comorbidity	0.23		[0.52]	0.3		[0.66]	0.2		[0.32]	−0.1		[0.37]	0		[0.58]
	2+ PH comorbidities	0.5		[0.40]	0.7		[0.57]	0.4		[0.49]	0.2		[0.52]	0.43		[0.78]
	PH Component of SF-12	0.01		[0.01]	0		[0.01]	0		[0.01]	0		[0.01]	0		[0.01]
	Any work limitation	−0		[0.18]	−0.2		[0.23]	0.1		[0.16]	0		[0.15]	0		[0.23]
Other Covariates	Female	0.47	^*	[0.16]	0.5	^*	[0.18]	0.2		[0.14]	0.1		[0.14]	0.07		[0.22]
Age	65–80	−0.2		[0.22]	−0.6	^*	[0.24]	−0.3		[0.19]	−0.2		[0.17]	−0.3		[0.24]
	80+	−0.4		[0.25]	−1.1	^**	[0.31]	−0.5		[0.23]	−0.4		[0.22]	−0.7	^*	[0.29]
Marital Status	Married	0.13		[0.16]	−0.1		[0.20]	−0.3	^*	[0.14]	−0.2		[0.14]	−0.3		[0.19]
% Federal Poverty Level	100–124% FPL	0.52		[0.27]	0.5		[0.30]	0.2		[0.26]	0.3		[0.21]	0.2		[0.32]
	125–199% FPL	−0.1		[0.24]	0.2		[0.31]	0.3		[0.22]	0.3		[0.20]	0.63		[0.31]
	200–399% FPL	0.17		[0.23]	0.3		[0.28]	0.1		[0.21]	0.1		[0.20]	0.18		[0.25]
	400%+ FPL	0.5		[0.25]	0.7		[0.32]	0.3		[0.23]	0.2		[0.22]	0.29		[0.28]
Education	HS Grad	0.02		[0.19]	−0		[0.23]	−0.3		[0.18]	−0.2		[0.17]	−0.3		[0.22]
	Any College	0.26		[0.24]	0.2		[0.27]	−0.1		[0.26]	−0.1		[0.23]	0.1		[0.31]
	College Grad	0		[0.28]	0		[0.33]	−0.3		[0.30]	−0.1		[0.26]	−0.1		[0.37]
Health Insurance	Any Public Insurance	0.07		[0.18]	0.4		[0.22]	0.2		[0.16]	0.2		[0.14]	0.07		[0.22]
	Uninsured	−0.1		[0.32]	−0.3		[0.36]	−0.5		[0.26]	−0.4		[0.27]	−0.6		[0.40]
Managed Care	HMO	−0.2		[0.21]	0.2		[0.24]	0.2		[0.18]	0.2		[0.17]	0.01		[0.22]
Employed	Employed	−0.1		[0.26]	−0.4		[0.36]	−0		[0.25]	0.3		[0.27]	0.29		[0.31]
Region	Midwest	−0.4		[0.24]	−0.7	^*	[0.29]	−0.1		[0.22]	−0.2		[0.24]	−0.2		[0.30]
	South	−0.4		[0.21]	−0.4		[0.25]	−0		[0.17]	0		[0.17]	0.03		[0.22]
	West	−0		[0.25]	−0.4		[0.28]	−0.1		[0.21]	−0.1		[0.21]	−0.1		[0.27]
Urbanicity	Live in MSA	−0.2		[0.19]	−0.4		[0.22]	0		[0.17]	−0		[0.15]	0.05		[0.22]
Panel		0.02		[0.05]	0		[0.06]	0		[0.05]	−0		[0.05]	0.07		[0.07]
Constant		−1.5		[1.16]	−1.9		[1.40]	1		[1.28]	3.9	^*	[1.19]	4.89	^*	[1.58]

Data: Panels 9–13 (2004–2009) Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

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