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Table 5 Logistic regression models of variables associated with treatments received and dropout during the depressive episode g, f

From: Treatment received and treatment adequacy of depressive disorders among young adults in Finland

  

Pharmacotherapy

Visits with a physician/a year

Guideline-concordant pharmacotherapy c

Sessions of psychotherapy/a year

Minimally adequate treatment e

Treatment dropout f

  

Any a

≥2 months

Any b

≥4 times

 

Any d

≥8 times

  

Variable

Category

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Gender

Male (ref.)

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

 

Female

1.42

0.58-3.49

0.89

0.34-2.30

**4.45

1.58-12.54

2.01

0.67-6.01

0.97

0.30-3.13

*2.53

1.04-6.16

*3.37

1.20-9.46

2.15

0.86-5.34

2.67

0.42-17.06

Agegroup

<25 years (ref.)

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

 

25-29 years

**0.20

0.07-0.57

*0.30

0.10-0.92

**0.18

0.05-0.63

0.89

0.28-2.81

0.32

0.09-1.13

0.56

0.20-1.60

0.39

0.14-1.14

0.36

0.13-1.01

1.80

0.23-14.07

 

≥30 years

0.40

0.12-1.28

0.67

0.20-2.27

0.36

0.09-1.45

0.67

0.18-2.45

0.28

0.06-1.27

0.61

0.18-1.99

0.44

0.13-1.49

0.63

0.20-2.02

2.43

0.23-25.40

Age at the onset of

Continuous

1.02

0.93-1.12

1.00

0.90-1.11

1.08

0.97-1.20

0.95

0.86-1.06

1.00

0.88-1.14

0.98

0.90-1.08

0.99

0.89-1.09

0.96

0.87-1.05

0.95

0.79-1.14

depression

                   

Basic education

Less than high school (ref.)

1.00

 

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

 

High school

0.78

0.36-1.72

1.02

0.43-2.40

0.47

0.20-1.14

0.57

0.23-1.38

1.10

0.39-3.08

1.01

0.47-2.18

0.80

0.36-1.79

0.66

0.30-1.45

*0.15

0.03-0.86

Major

No (ref.)

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

depressive disorder

Yes

1.90

0.74-4.87

2.66

0.81-8.77

2.00

0.77-5.24

*5.44

1.40-21.12

3.21

0.66-15.48

1.79

0.75-4.25

1.40

0.54-3.63

1.59

0.63-3.97

1.21

0.24-6.12

Suicide attempts

No (ref.)

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

 

Yes

1.14

0.33-3.86

0.84

0.23-3.15

0.88

0.19-4.08

1.89

0.51-6.96

1.65

0.36-7.66

1.74

0.47-6.46

0.43

0.11-1.80

0.39

0.10-1.43

*6.73

1.10-41.17

Comorbid

No (ref.)

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

anxiety disorder

Yes

1.25

0.56-2.79

1.85

0.80-4.27

1.72

0.67-4.44

1.59

0.67-3.78

1.88

0.69-5.12

0.78

0.35-1.73

1.19

0.52-2.71

0.83

0.38-1.83

1.66

0.44-6.31

Comorbid substance

No (ref.)

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

1.00

-

use disorder

Yes

2.66

0.85-8.32

1.91

0.57-6.47

**8.29

1.69-40.58

2.51

0.70-9.02

0.99

0.22-4.49

2.80

0.84-9.35

1.36

0.39-4.78

1.75

0.56-5.42

3.69

0.56-24.52

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01. These p-values indicate a significance of the difference of the odds ratios between categories tested by χ2-test.
  2. aAntidepressant prescribed.
  3. bAt least 1 visit with a physician a year.
  4. cAntidepressant used for at least 2 months + 4 visits with a physician a year.
  5. dAt least 1 session of psychotherapy a year.
  6. eAntidepressant used for at least 2 months + at least 4 visits with a physician a year or at least 8 sessions of psychotherapy a year or a hospitalization for depressive symptoms lasting for at least 4 days.
  7. fA participant discontinued the visits despite adequate treatment plan.
  8. gThe most recent depressive episode.
  9. f All the variables were entered simultaneously into a logistic regression model.
  10. OR = Odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.