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. 2020 Jul 8;56(3):449–462. doi: 10.1007/s00127-020-01908-7

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)