Table 2.
Education and income. Odds ratio for health care contact within 4 months before index date and total 16 months
| Education | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 29327 | OR adjusted (CI) | 29327 | OR adjusted (CI) | |
| GP | |||||
| < 10 years | 7722/9992 (77.3) | Ref | 9818/9992 (98.3) | Ref | |
| 10–12 years | 9710/12766 (76.1) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 12595/12766 (98.7) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | |
| 12+ years | 4889/6569 (74.4) | 0.8 (0.7–0.8) | 6410/6569 (97.6) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | |
| GP-MHC | |||||
| < 10 years | 943/9992 (9.4) | Ref | 3259/9992 (32.6) | Ref | |
| 10–12 years | 1543/12766 (12.1) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 5017/12766 (39.3) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | |
| 12+ years | 1068/6569 (16.3) | 1.8 (1.6–2.0) | 2818/6569 (42.9) | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | |
| Psychologist | |||||
| < 10 years | 410/9992 (4.1) | Ref | 1216/9992 (12.2) | Ref | |
| 10–12 years | 897/12766 (7.0) | 1.7 (1.5–2.0) | 2699/12766 (21.1) | 1.9 (1.7–2.0) | |
| 12+ years | 669/6569 (10.2) | 2.6 (2.3–3.0) | 1861/6569 (28.3) | 2.8 (2.5–3.0) | |
| Private psychiatrist | |||||
| < 10 years | 391/9992 (3.9) | Ref | 1004/9992 (10.0) | Ref | |
| 10-12 years | 386/12766 (3.0) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) | 1088/12766 (8.5) | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | |
| 12+ years | 242/6569 (3.7) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 711/6569 (10.8) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | |
| Outpatient psychiatry | |||||
| < 10 years | 583/9992 (5.8) | Ref | 2039/9992 (20.4) | Ref | |
| 10–12 years | 516/12766 (4.0) | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) | 2029/12766 (15.9) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | |
| 12+ years | 214/6569 (3.3) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 872/6569 (13.3) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | |
| Emergency, short admission | |||||
| < 10 years | 370/9992 (3.7) | Ref | 637/9992 (6.4) | Ref | |
| 10–12 years | 396/12766 (3.1) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 704/12766 (5.5) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | |
| 12+ years | 184/6569 (2.8) | 1.3 (1.0–1.5) | 320/6569 (4.9) | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | |
| Hospital admission | |||||
| < 10 years | 282/9992 (2.8) | Ref | 604/9992 (6.0) | Ref | |
| 10–12 years | 250/12766 (2.0) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 644/12766 (5.0) | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | |
| 12+ years | 126/6569 (1.9) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 311/6569 (4.7) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | |
| Income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 30593 | OR adjusted (CI) | 30593 | OR adjusted (CI) | |
| GP | |||||
| Lower 33% | 7681/10114 (75.9) | Ref | 9909/10114 (98.0) | Ref | |
| Middle quantile | 8062/10419 (77.4) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 10270/10419 (98.6) | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | |
| Upper 33% | 7535/10060 (74.9) | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) | 9869/10060 (98.1) | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | |
| GP-MHC | |||||
| Lower 33% | 1108/10114 (11.0) | Ref | 3512/10114 (34.7) | Ref | |
| Middle quantile | 1214/10419 (11.7) | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | 3886/10419 (37.3) | 1.2 (1.1–1.2) | |
| Upper 33% | 1344/10060 (13.4) | 1.5 (1.3–1.6) | 4070/10060 (40.5) | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) | |
| Psychologist | |||||
| Lower 33% | 507/10114 (5.0) | Ref | 1435/10114 (14.2) | Ref | |
| Middle quantile | 700/10419 (6.7) | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | 2014/10419 (19.3) | 1.6 (1.5–1.8) | |
| Upper 33% | 804/10060 (8.0) | 2.2 (1.9–2.5) | 2435/10060 (24.2) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | |
| Private psychiatrist | |||||
| Lower 33% | 533/10114 (5.3) | Ref | 1310/10114 (13.0) | Ref | |
| Middle quantile | 307/10419 (2.9) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 850/10419 (8.2) | 0.6 (0.6–0.7) | |
| Upper 33% | 228/10060 (2.3) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | 755/10060 (7.5) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | |
| Outpatient psychiatry | |||||
| Lower 33% | 692/10114 (6.8) | Ref | 2262/10114 (22.4) | Ref | |
| Middle quantile | 455/10419 (4.4) | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | 1705/10419 (16.4) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | |
| Upper 33% | 235/10060 (2.3) | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 1175/10060 (11.7) | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | |
| Emergency, short admission | |||||
| Lower 33% | 416/10114 (4.1) | Ref | 703/10114 (7.0) | Ref | |
| Middle quantile | 324/10419 (3.1) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 565/10419 (5.4) | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | |
| Upper 33% | 257/10060 (2.6) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 466/10060 (4.6) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | |
| Hospital admission | |||||
| Lower 33% | 291/10114 (2.9) | Ref | 644/10114 (6.4) | Ref | |
| Middle quantile | 238/10419 (2.3) | 1.0 (0.9–1.3) | 549/10419 (5.3) | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | |
| Upper 33% | 164/10,060 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | 431/10060 (4.3) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | |
Adjusted for: gender, age group, cohabitation, previous mental health problem or substance abuse
N 1266 missings for information on education are excluded
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval (95%), GP-MHC general practitioner-mental health counseling (talk therapy)