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. 2018 Jul;16(4):346–348. doi: 10.1370/afm.2263

Table 2.

Analysis of Patient Characteristics Associated With Attendance at Initial Integrated Behavioral Health Appointments in Primary Care

Variable Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P Value Adjusted OR (95% CI)a P Value
Age, y
 18-40 1.00 1.00
 41-64 1.20 (1.02-1.40) .03 1.31 (1.1-1.56)   .002
 ≥65 1.25 (0.88-1.78) .20 1.42 (0.96-2.11)   .081
Sex
 Female 1.00 1.00
 Male 1.19 (1.02-1.39) .03 1.13 (0.96-1.33) .15
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic black/African-American 1.00 1.00
 Hispanic (any race) 1.14 (0.93-1.41) .21 1.15 (0.93-1.43) .20
 Non-Hispanic white 1.39 (1.15-1.68)     .0008 1.35 (1.10-1.67)   .004
 Other/missing race 1.35 (1.03-1.78) .03 1.42 (1.07-1.88) .016
Insurance
 Medicaid 1.00 1.00
 Medicare 1.06 (0.84-1.33) .64 0.95 (0.73-1.24) .70
 Commercial 1.28 (1.06-1.56) .01 1.32 (1.07-1.61)    .008
 Other 1.20 (0.84-1.72) .31 1.26 (0.86-1.83) .23
Behavioral health diagnosisb
 Substance use disorder 0.94 (0.77-1.14) .52 0.75 (0.60-0.95)   .016
 Bipolar disorder 0.79 (0.50-1.23) .30 0.89 (0.55-1.46) .66
 PTSD 0.77 (0.57-1.05) .10 0.74 (0.53-1.03)   .076
 Schizophrenia 0.79 (0.61-1.02) .07 0.80 (0.61-1.06) .13
Received warm handoff 1.02 (0.84-1.23) .85 0.96 (0.79-1.18) .71
Appointment scheduled on same day as referral 7.62 (5.18-11.20) <.0001 11.66 (7.65-17.76) <.001
Appointment within 1 mo 0.96 (0.81-1.13) .61 1.67 (1.37-2.05) <.001

OR = odds ratio; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.

a

Adjusted for age, sex, race, insurance, substance use disorders, bipolar disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, and days until next appointment.

b

Taken from problem lists in the electronic health record. Reference is not having each diagnosis.