Table 2.
Rural vs. non-rural residence by mental health status measures (N = 1692)
| Item | Study variable (totals) [n(%)] | Residencea | OR | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-rural (%) | Rural (%) | ||||
| bGlobal severity (BSI-18) | |||||
| High [213(12.8)] | 14.9 | 10.2 | 0.65 | 0.003 | |
| Not high [1457 (87.2)] | 85.1 | 89.8 | 1.00 | – | |
| Depression | |||||
| Current depressive disorder [141 (8.3)] | 8.6 | 8.0 | 0.91 | 0.606 | |
| No current depressive disorder [1551 (91.7)] | 91.4 | 92.0 | 1.00 | – | |
| PTSD | |||||
| Yes in past year [130 (7.7)] | 8.8 | 6.4 | 0.71 | 0.067 | |
| No in past year [1562 (92.3)] | 91.2 | 93.6 | 1.00 | – | |
| Alcohol use | |||||
| Positive AUDIT-C Alc. screen [411 (24.3)] | 25.8 | 22.4 | 0.83 | 0.103 | |
| Negative AUDIT-C Alc. screen [1281 (75.7)] | 74.2 | 77.6 | 1.00 | – | |
| Head trauma | |||||
| In-service concussion [480 (28.4)] | 28.5 | 28.2 | 0.98 | 0.863 | |
| No in-service concussion [1212 (71.6)] | 71.5 | 71.8 | 1.00 | – | |
| VA service | |||||
| Currently using [845 (49.9)] | 49.4 | 50.6 | 1.05 | 0.629 | |
| Not currently using [847 (50.1)] | 50.6 | 49.4 | 1.00 | – | |
| Psych service (any) | |||||
| Used psych services in past year [397 (23.5)] | 26.9 | 19.3 | 0.65 | < 0.001 | |
| No psych services in past year [1295 (76.5)] | 73.1 | 80.7 | 1.00 | – | |
aBased on column percent. bFor global severity n = 1670 due to missing data on this measure. Altogether, 38 veterans had missing zipcode data and excluded from this analysis