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. 2014 Dec;104(12):2359–2368. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302163

TABLE 3—

Multivariable Logistic Regression Showing Factors Associated With Receipt of Mental Health Treatment in the Past 12 Months Among Adults With Past 12-Month Suicide Attempts: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, United States, 2008–2012

Covariates Received Mental Health Treatment vs Did Not Receive Mental Health Treatment (n = 2000) MARR (95% CI) Received Treatment and Perceived Unmet Need vs Did Not Receive Treatment but Perceived Unmet Need (n = 800) MARR (95% CI) Received Treatment but Did Not Perceive Unmet Need vs Neither Received Treatment nor Perceived Unmet Need (n = 1200) MARR (95% CI) Received Mental Health Treatment and Medical Attention vs Did Not Receive Treatment but Received Medical Attention (n = 900) MARR (95% CI) Received Mental Health Treatment but Did Not Receive Medical Attention vs Received Neither Mental Health Treatment nor Medical Attention (n = 1100) MARR (95% CI)
Age, y
 18–25 1.1 (0.94, 1.39) 1.0 (0.78, 1.31) 1.3 (0.96, 1.67) 1.1 (0.95, 1.27) 1.2 (0.62, 2.29)
 26–50 1.3 (1.05, 1.52) 1.1 (0.86, 1.42) 1.3 (1.04, 1.72) 1.1 (0.98, 1.28) 1.6 (0.82, 3.01)
 > 51 (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Gender
 Male 1.0 (0.90, 1.11) 1.0 (0.95, 1.15) 1.0 (0.86, 1.17) 1.0 (0.93, 1.09) 1.0 (0.80, 1.29)
 Female (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Non-Hispanic Black 0.7 (0.59, 0.80) 0.9 (0.77, 0.97) 0.6 (0.44, 0.73) 0.8 (0.73, 0.90) 0.5 (0.36, 0.75)
 Non-Hispanic other 0.9 (0.80, 1.11) 1.0 (0.78, 1.20) 1.0 (0.76, 1.19) 0.9 (0.77, 1.11) 1.0 (0.69, 1.41)
 Hispanic 0.8 (0.67, 0.95) 0.8 (0.75, 0.97) 0.8 (0.56, 1.01) 0.9 (0.73, 1.00) 0.7 (0.46, 0.99)
Health insurance
 Private insurance only 1.2 (1.11, 1.40) 1.1 (0.96, 1.16) 1.5 (1.24, 1.87) 1.1 (0.99, 1.26) 1.5 (1.16, 1.97)
 Medicare 1.2 (0.96, 1.56) 1.0 (0.77, 1.36) 1.6 (1.11, 2.27) 1.2 (0.99, 1.39) 1.6 (0.85, 3.04)
 Medicaid only 1.2 (1.04, 1.40) 1.0 (0.87, 1.21) 1.5 (1.15, 1.91) 1.2 (1.01, 1.41) 1.2 (0.82, 1.65)
 No insurance coverage (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Other 1.2 (0.97, 1.49) 1.1 (0.98, 1.27) 1.3 (0.93, 1.95) 1.1 (0.93, 1.32) 1.7 (1.19, 2.29)
Employment status
 Full time (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Part time 1.2 (1.03, 1.37) 1.1 (0.94, 1.23) 1.3 (1.06, 1.65) 1.1 (0.96, 1.28) 1.2 (0.92, 1.64)
 Disabled for work 1.6 (1.31, 1.87) 1.3 (1.03, 1.53) 1.9 (1.45, 2.47) 1.4 (1.19, 1.60) 1.7 (1.06, 2.75)
 Unemployed 1.1 (0.95, 1.30) 1.1 (0.93, 1.24) 1.2 (0.90, 1.58) 1.2 (1.02, 1.32) 1.0 (0.68, 1.42)
 Other 1.3 (1.07, 1.48) 1.2 (1.08, 1.43) 1.4 (1.03, 1.78) 1.0 (0.88, 1.18) 1.9 (1.42, 2.48)
Self-rated health
 Excellent (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Very good 1.1 (0.89, 1.26) 1.1 (0.80, 1.41) 1.1 (0.83, 1.39) 1.1 (0.92, 1.24) 1.1 (0.73, 1.53)
 Good 1.2 (1.01, 1.42) 1.1 (0.82, 1.44) 1.4 (1.05, 1.74) 1.2 (1.04, 1.40) 1.1 (0.76, 1.61)
 Fair/poor 1.1 (0.91, 1.34) 1.2 (0.89, 1.58) 1.1 (0.81, 1.49) 1.0 (0.88, 1.20) 1.3 (0.88, 2.00)
Major depressive episode
 Yes 1.5 (1.32, 1.69) 1.1 (0.99, 1.19) 1.9 (1.58, 2.36) 1.5 (1.35, 1.73) 1.3 (1.03, 1.72)
 No (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Emergency room visits for treatment in the past year
 None (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 1 1.4 (1.20, 1.59) 1.1 (0.97, 1.29) 1.6 (1.29, 1.92) 1.4 (1.21, 1.59) 1.4 (1.04, 1.81)
 2 1.2 (1.06, 1.41) 1.1 (0.96, 1.29) 1.3 (1.02, 1.61) 1.3 (1.08, 1.47) 1.2 (0.89, 1.51)
 ≥ 3 1.4 (1.19, 1.60) 1.2 (1.04, 1.41) 1.4 (1.13, 1.83) 1.3 (1.13, 1.49) 1.5 (1.10, 1.94)
Received past-year substance use treatment
 Yes 1.4 (1.23, 1.50) 1.2 (1.08, 1.36) 1.4 (1.17, 1.75) 1.2 (1.03, 1.29) 2.0 (1.58, 2.53)
 No (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Received medical attention as a result of suicide attempt
 Yes 1.4 (1.26, 1.61) 1.5 (1.34, 1.70) 1.3 (1.06, 1.60) 1.4 (1.25, 1.56) 1.3 (1.05, 1.63)
 No (Ref) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Perceived unmet need for mental health treatment
 Yes 1.3 (1.17, 1.49) 1.4 (1.25, 1.56) 1.3 (1.05, 1.63)
 No 1.0 1.0 1.0

Note. CI = confidence interval; MARR = model-adjusted risk ratio.