Differential characteristics of young and midlife adult users of psychotherapy, psychotropic medications, or both: information from a population representative sample in São Paulo, Brazil

Table 3 Separate multivariable logistic regressions for psychotherapy only users, psychotropic medication only users, and users of both^a

	Psychotherapy only (N = 43)		Psychotropic medication only (N = 95)		Both psychotherapy and psychotropic medication (N = 48)
	Odds ratio (95 % CI)	P value	Odds ratio (95 % CI)	P value	Odds ratio (95 % CI)	P value
Age	0.99 (.97–1.02)	.568	1.05 (1.03–1.06)	.001	---------------	----------
Female	--------------	--------	3.35 (2.01–5.58)	.001	---------------	----------
Not married	2.53 (1.24–5.13)	.010	1.80 (1.17–2.76)	.008	1.75 (0.98–3.32)	.059
Higher income	--------------	--------	---------------	--------	1.83 (0.87–3.81)	.109
Unemployed	0.56 (0.30–1.04)	.064	---------------	--------	---------------	----------
Born in São Paulo	1.50 (0.74–3.05)	.261	---------------	--------	---------------	----------
CMD^b	--------------	--------	3.58 (2.33–5.52)	.001	4.17 (2.34–7.44)	.001

^aThe variables included in analysis are those for which a significant difference was found on bivariate analysis. A variable that was not significantly associated with a particular type of treatment is indicated by a dashed line (---------)
^bCMD indicates common mental disorders as determined by GHQ-12 score
Bolded values are statistically significant

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