Table 4.
Nationally representative epidemiological estimates of the association linking online peer support help seeking with background predictors and correlatesa
| NSDUH 2009 weighted unadjusted
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NSDUH 2009 weighted adjusted
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NSDUH 2004–2010 weighted unadjusted meta-analysis summary
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NSDUH 2004–2010 weighted adjusted meta-analysis summary
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| OR | (95% CI) | p | aORb | (95% CI) | p | OR | (95% CI) | aORb | (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Female | 2.6 | (1.5–4.6) | 0.001 | 2.1 | (1.2–3.8) | 0.010 | 2.4 | (1.9–3.0) | 1.9 | (1.5–2.4) |
| Male (ref) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
| Age, years | ||||||||||
| 18–25 | 2.2 | (1.2–4.1) | 0.012 | 2.1 | (1.2–4.0) | 0.015 | 3.3 | (2.5–4.5) | 2.7 | (2.0–4.1) |
| 26–34 | 2.2 | (1.1–4.4) | 0.022 | 2.0 | (1.0–3.9) | 0.040 | 4.1 | (2.7–5.5) | 3.3 | (2.4–5.0) |
| 35–49 | 1.3 | (0.6–2.5) | 0.461 | 1.1 | (0.6–2.2) | 0.690 | 3.0 | (2.3–4.1) | 2.5 | (1.8–3.3) |
| 50+(ref) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 0.4 | (0.2–0.8) | 0.013 | 0.47 | (0.2–0.95) | 0.036 | 0.5 | (0.4–0.7) | 0.5 | (0.4–0.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.26 | (0.1–0.7) | 0.012 | 0.31 | (0.1–0.9) | 0.030 | 0.5 | (0.3–0.7) | 0.5 | (0.4–0.8) |
| Non-Hispanic white (ref) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
| Income ($US) | ||||||||||
| Under $20 000 (ref) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
| $20 000–$49 999 | 1.1 | (0.5–2.3) | 0.809 | 1.3 | (0.6–2.8) | 0.460 | 0.88 | (0.7–1.1) | 1.1 | (0.8–1.4) |
| $50 000–$74 999 | 2.1 | (1.0–4.3) | 0.042 | 2.4 | (1.2–5.0) | 0.020 | 0.93 | (0.7–1.2) | 1.0 | (0.8–1.4) |
| $75 000 or more | 1.3 | (0.7–2.5) | 0.440 | 1.7 | (0.9–3.2) | 0.120 | 0.83 | (0.6–1.1) | 1.0 | (0.8–1.3) |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||||
| Less than high school (ref) | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – |
| High school graduate | 1.2 | (0.6–2.4) | 0.590 | 1 | (0.5–2.1) | 0.98 | 1.1 | (0.8–1.6) | 1.0 | (0.7–1.5) |
| Some college | 2.4 | (1.1–5.7) | 0.036 | 1.8 | (0.8–4.2) | 0.18 | 2.7 | (1.9–4.1) | 2 | (1.4–2.7) |
| College graduate | 2.7 | (1.2–6.5) | 0.022 | 2.4 | (0.98–5.9) | 0.056 | 2.7 | (2.1–4.5) | 2.7 | (1.9–4.1) |
NSDUH, National Survey of Drug Use and Health; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; aOR, adjusted OR; ref, reference.
a
Data from the United States NSDUH, 2004–2010 (n for 2009=37 560 adults and n for 2004–2010=264 431).
b
All adjusted analyses include sex, age, race, income, major depression and serious psychological distress, except the adjusted analyses for the education variable, which did not include income in the model.