Table.
The average of rates for years 2008–2010 by age group and category of mental health disorder (MHD) diagnosis/10,000 population, North Carolina; and average proportions of MHD-related emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for years 2008–2010, North Carolina*.
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| Category of MHD diagnoses | 0–14 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65+ |
| Stress/anxiety/depression | 16.2 | 182.2 | 285.7 | 294.0 | 325.4 |
| Schizo/delusions/psychoses | 1.8 | 19.1 | 32.8 | 50.5 | 337.6 |
| Bipolar | 8.5 | 64.0 | 93.3 | 71.6 | 34.5 |
| Suicidal/homicidal ideation | 3.2 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 15.0 | 4.2 |
| Dementia | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 153.9 |
| Personality/conduct disorder | 4.2 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| Mental disorders d/t brain damage (originating in childhood) | 1.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Eating disorders | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Any MHD | 47.3 | 312.1 | 450.9 | 448.3 | 870.5 |
| % of MHD-related ED visits | 2.3% | 11.0% | 31.1% | 28.3% | 27.3% |
| MHD-related hospital admission from ED % | 14.0% | 17.7% | 22.2% | 36.5% | 51.2% |
| MHD-related relative risk for hospital admission (95% CI)** | 1.00 (ref) | 1.22 (1.18–1.26) | 1.36 (1.31–1.40) | 1.79 (1.73–1.86) | 2.21 (2.13–2.28) |
Population estimates used as denominators for rate calculations are revised 2008, certified 2009, and projected 2010 estimates obtained 5/16/2011 from Jennifer Song, State demographer, Office of State Budget and Management (North Carolina). These are from North Carolina’s 2010 estimate/projection series and don’t incorporate the 2010 Census counts.
Risk ratios computed using log binomial regression with Poisson robust variances implemented in SAS 9.2 PROC GENMOD. In addition to categorized number of diagnosis codes (6–11 versus 1–5), variables in model include age (in years: 0–14, 15–24, 25–44, 45–64, 65+); year (2008, 2009, 2010); presence of any of 11 psychiatric diagnosis categories (personality or conduct disorder; dementia; bipolar/manic-depressive; developmental disorder; eating disorder; mental disorder due to brain damage; stress, anxiety, depression; schizophrenic, delusional, psychotic; psychiatric exam or observation; suicidal or homicidal ideation; other mental disorder).