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Table 2 Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics according to use or nonuse of mental health services among subjects with a depressive mood (age ≥19 years)

From: Sociodemographic factors associated with the use of mental health services in depressed adults: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)

Variable

Mental health services use during the previous year

Use ( n  = 269)

Nonuse ( n  = 2466)

Unadjusted model a

n

%

n

%

OR

(95%CI)

Sociodemographic factors

Gender

 Men

56

7.4

726

92.6

1.48

(1.05-2.10)

 Women

213

10.6

1740

89.4

1.00

 

Age group, years

  ≥ 65

69

8.1

759

91.9

1.35

(0.85-2.13)

 50–64

65

8.1

680

91.9

1.34

(0.86-2.10)

 35–49

82

11.0

621

89.0

0.96

(0.63-1.48)

 19–34

53

10.6

406

89.4

1.00

 

Residential region

 Urban

211

9.9

1762

90.1

1.27

(0.87-1.85)

 Rural

58

8.0

704

92.0

1.00

 

Education level, years

  ≤ 6

98

8.9

1048

91.1

1.48

(1.00-2.19)

 7–9

29

7.3

307

92.7

1.85

(1.00-3.27)

 10–12

85

9.3

688

90.7

1.41

(0.94-2.12)

  ≥ 13

56

12.6

411

87.4

1.00

 

Marital status

 Widowed

39

8.0

429

92.0

1.30

(0.88-1.92)

 Divorced

16

10.0

134

90.0

1.06

(0.61-1.87)

 Never married

30

8.9

284

91.1

1.16

(0.72-1.87)

 Married

184

10.2

1069

89.8

1.00

 

Employment status

 Unemployed

175

13.0

1180

87.0

0.48

(0.35-0.64)

 Employed

94

6.6

1254

93.4

1.00

 

Monthly household income

  < $1000

167

10.8

1445

89.2

0.72

(0.49-1.07)

  ≥ $3500

48

8.9

427

91.1

0.90

(0.55-1.46)

 $1000 to < $3500

48

8.1

518

91.9

1.00

 

National health insurance type

 Medical aid

33

12.5

204

87.5

0.73

(0.47-1.14)

 National insurance

235

9.4

2234

90.6

1.00

 

Health-related factors

Smoking status

 Current

48

7.9

506

92.1

1.33

(0.89-1.98)

 Past

36

9.4

376

90.6

1.11

(0.72-1.70)

 Never

185

10.3

1583

89.7

1.00

 

Alcohol consumption status

 Current

170

10.5

1538

89.5

1.16

(0.84-1.60)

 Past or never

99

9.2

926

90.8

1.00

 

Subjective health status

 Very good

5

7.7

60

92.3

1.31

(1.09-1.58)

 Good

40

6.1

580

93.9

 Fair

73

8.5

763

91.5

 Poor

113

12.7

795

87.3

 Very poor

38

13.6

256

86.4

Perceived usual stress

 Very high

67

13.2

407

86.8

0.50

(0.27-0.91)

 High

117

10.0

1022

90.0

0.72

(0.40-1.27)

 Low

71

7.3

865

92.7

1.00

(0.55-1.81)

 Little

14

8.5

171

91.4

1.00

 

Ever diagnosed with a chronic disease

 Arthritis

  Yes

72

12.6

541

87.4

0.98

(0.49-0.94)

  No

197

8.9

1925

91.1

1.00

 

 Diabetes

  Yes

23

6.4

258

93.6

1.59

(0.96-2.64)

  No

246

9.8

2208

90.2

1.00

 

 Hypertension

  Yes

66

9.1

616

90.9

1.08

(0.76-1.52)

  No

203

9.7

1850

90.3

1.00

 

 Angina

  Yes

10

9.1

101

90.9

1.06

(0.48-2.33)

  No

259

9.6

2365

90.4

1.00

 

 Asthma

  Yes

20

16.2

121

83.8

0.53

(0.29-0.95)

  No

249

9.2

2345

90.8

1.00

 

Presence of chronic diseasesb

120

10.5

1063

89.5

0.85

(0.63-1.15)

 

149

9.1

1403

90.9

1.00

 
  1. aSubjective health status was performed as continuous variable.
  2. bWith one or more of five chronic diseases: arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, angina, and asthma.