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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Rural Health. 2015 Oct 30;32(3):287–302. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12157

Table 2.

Adjusted Odds Ratios and Prevalence of Alcohol, Drug Use, and Mental Health Conditions by Geographic Category (Urban = Reference, 95% CI), Controlling for Age and Gender

Prevalence by Geographic Category
Adjusted Odds Ratios (Urban = Reference)
Total Sample (N = 7675) Urban (N = 1346) Rural (N = 1989) Isolated (N = 3198) Reservation (N = 1142) Rural AOR (95% CI) Isolated AOR (95% CI) Reservation AOR (95% CI)
Mental health screening
 Depression (PHQ-2) 5.55% 6.30% 4.30% 5.50% 8.20% 0.67 (0.42–1.07) 0.86 (0.55–1.34) 1.36 (0.83–2.21)
 Anxiety (GAD-2) 7.51% 7.80% 7.70% 5.60% 10.30% 0.99 (0.61–1.60) 0.76 (0.47–1.23) 1.31 (0.82–2.10)
 Posttraumatic stress disorder (PC-PTSD) 5.98% 6.40% 4.80% 5.90% 10.30% 0.74 (0.45–1.22) 0.99 (0.56–1.74) 1.62 (0.98–2.68)
Alcohol abuse screening
 AUDIT-C positive 42.39% 42.80% 45.50% 35.80% 40.60% 1.13 (0.89–1.42) 0.80 (0.65–0.98)* 0.91 (0.68–1.20)
 AUDIT-C breakpoints
  AUDIT 6+ 11.49% 11.40% 11.60% 9.80% 17.60% 1.06 (0.71–1.57) 0.90 (0.63–1.28) 1.82(1.07–3.08)*
  AUDIT 9+ 2.46% 1.40% 3.60% 2.80% 2.80% 2.84 (1.50–5.39)* 2.13 (1.17–3.89)* 2.28 (1.20–4.33)*
 Heavy drinkinga 3.92% 3.40% 5.00% 3.00% 4.10% 1.51 (0.84–2.71) 0.94 (0.57–1.57) 1.21 (0.63–2.33)
 Binge drinkingb 39.10% 38.60% 41.60% 34.90% 41.60% 1.17 (0.90–1.53) 0.96 (0.77–1.20) 1.19 (0.87–1.62)
Drug use screening
 Any drug use 8.33% 9.50% 6.20% 6.40% 21.40% 0.65 (0.36–1.17) 0.75 (0.43–1.31) 2.78 (1.70–4.52)
 Marijuana 6.73% 8.00% 4.50% 5.00% 18.70% 0.54 (0.28–1.04) 0.72 (0.39–1.33) 2.81 (1.66–4.74)
 Methamphatamine 0.37% 0.20% 0.30% 0.60% 1.70% 1.22 (0.31–4.71) 2.69 (0.40–18.13) 7.33 (1.89–28.41)
 Prescription pain killers 1.34% 1.20% 1.30% 1.40% 2.80% 1.21 (0.36–4.13) 1.33 (0.42–4.24) 2.69 (0.92–7.89)
Self-reported medical diagnosis
 Depression 17.04% 18.80% 16.00% 15.00% 15.70% 0.80 (0.58–1.11) 0.77 (0.56–1.06) 0.77 (0.54–1.10)
 Anxiety 17.62% 19.60% 17.80% 12.40% 16.90% 0.86 (0.58–1.28) 0.61 (0.44–0.84)* 0.78 (0.54–1.13)
 PTSD 3.40% 4.30% 1.90% 3.30% 6.40% 0.43 (0.24–0.77)* 0.81 (0.38–1.73) 1.50 (0.80–2.83)
 Bipolar disorder 1.69% 2.30% 0.40% 2.10% 3.50% 0.18 (0.07–0.47)* 1.08 (0.39–2.98) 1.48 (0.55–3.98)
 Another MH condition 2.52% 3.10% 1.30% 3.10% 3.30% 0.40 (0.23–0.71)* 1.03 (0.44–2.41) 1.02 (0.49–2.13)
 Addiction issues 2.61% 2.30% 2.80% 2.70% 3.30% 1.20 (0.59–2.44) 1.27 (0.52–3.09) 1.43 (0.64–3.20)
*

Indicates significant difference (P < .05) as compared to urban respondents.

a

Heavy drinking is defined as drinking over weekly recommended limits or an average of 8 or more drinks per week for women or 15 or more drinks per week for men.

b

Binge drinking is defined as drinking 5 or more drinks on any one occasion in the past year.