Table 4.
Comparison of characteristics between antidepressant users versus non-antidepressant users (N=216).
| Antidepressant Users versus Non-Antidepressant Users | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antidepressant Users | Non-Antidepressant Users | P-Value | ||
| n=104 (48.15%) | n=112 (51.85%) | 0.634 | ||
| Age (years) (Average ± Standard deviation) | 29.05±6.03 | 27.14±5.26 | 0.014 | |
| Ethnicity (Number (column %)) | Non-Hispanic White | 29 (27.88%) | 42 (37.50%) | 0.1365 |
| Hispanic | 44 (42.31%) | 36 (32.14%) | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 18 (17.31%) | 26 (23.21%) | ||
| Others | 13 (12.50%) | 8 (7.14%) | ||
| Ratio to family poverty (Average ± Standard deviation) | 2.20±1.67 | 1.87±1.46 | 0.1303 | |
| Educational level (Number (%)) | At least high school graduate or equivalent | 83 (79.81%) | 83 (74.11%) | 0.321 |
| No high school graduate | 21 (20.19%) | 29 (25.89%) | ||
| Marital status (Number (%)) | Lived with partner | 82 (78.85%) | 82 (73.21%) | 0.333 |
| Did not live with partner | 22 (21.15%) | 30 (26.79%) | ||
| Insurance (Number (%)) | Yes | 94 (90.38%) | 71 (63.39%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 10 (9.62%) | 41 (36.61%) | ||
| Prescription coverage (Number (%))a | Yes | 88 (93.62%) | 67 (94.37%) | 0.8417 |
| No | 6 (6.38%) | 4 (5.63%) | ||
| Recent health checkups (Number (%)) | Yes | 102 (98.08%) | 91 (81.25%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 2 (1.92%) | 21 (18.75%) | ||
| Recent mental health visits (Number (%)) | Yes | 31 (29.81%) | 6 (5.36%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 73 (70.19%) | 106 (94.64%) | ||
| Illicit drug use (Number (%))b | Yes | 33 (51.56%) | 41 (44.57%) | 0.3893 |
| No | 31 (48.44%) | 51 (55.43%) | ||
a A total of 51 missing respondents in antidepressant-use versus non-antidepressant-use groups; b a total of 60 missing respondents in antidepressant-use versus non-antidepressant-use groups