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Table 2 Factors associated with mental health consultation a

From: Factors associated with mental health consultation in South Korea

Variables

Mental health consultation

 

Adjusted OR

95%CI

Educational level - ISCED

 Low

1.00

–

 Medium

1.32

(1.09–1.60)

 High

1.35

(1.12–1.63)

 College or over

1.49

(1.21–1.84)

Age

 19–29

1.00

–

 30–39

0.89

(0.71–1.13)

 40–49

0.88

(0.69–1.13)

 50–59

0.80

(0.61–1.04)

 60–69

0.86

(0.64–1.17)

 70≤

0.46

(0.33–0.64)

Gender

 Male

1.00

–

 Female

1.19

(1.02–1.38)

Household income level

 Quartile 1 (lowest)

1.00

–

 Quartile 2

1.12

(0.96–1.31)

 Quartile 3

1.16

(0.97–1.37)

 Quartile 4 (highest)

1.17

(0.98–1.41)

Region

 Capital(Seoul, Gyeonggi)

1.00

–

 Urban

0.98

(0.85–1.14)

 Rural area

0.99

(0.88–1.12)

Marital status

 Married-cohabit

1.00

–

 Married-no cohabit

1.29

(0.95–1.73)

 Bereaved

1.23

(1.04–1.47)

 Divorced

1.32

(1.08–1.62)

 Unmarried

1.12

(0.91–1.38)

Occupation

 High-skilled white collar

1.00

–

 Low-skilled white collar

1.08

(0.86–1.35)

 High-skilled blue collar

0.92

(0.66–1.27)

 Low-skilled blue collar

1.00

(0.78–1.27)

 Others

1.54

(1.28–1.86)

Physical activity

 Inactive

1.00

–

 Active

1.13

(0.99–1.28)

Smoking status

 Never or former

1.00

–

 Current

0.98

(0.83–1.15)

Alcohol consumption

 Never or former

1.00

–

 Current (within a year)

0.81

(0.71–0.93)

Stress level

 Very

1.00

–

 Little

0.65

(0.57–0.75)

 No

0.78

(0.58–1.07)

Suicidal Thought

 Yes

2.15

(1.89–2.43)

 No

1.00

–

Sleeping duration

 Less than 7 h

1.00

–

 7–8 h

1.07

(0.95–1.20)

 9 h or over

1.13

(0.91–1.41)

Perceived health status

 Good

1.00

–

 Normal

1.31

(1.11–1.55)

 Bad

1.89

(1.58–2.26)

  1. a Logistic regression analysis was used to determine odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A total of 13,269 participants were included in the analysis. An example of how to interpret this figure is as follows: ‘respondents who received a college or over education are more likely to receive mental health consultation for depressive symptoms (OR = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.21–1.84), compared with respondents with low educational level’