Table 4 GEE regression analysis to estimate the effects of specific mental disorders on length of stay for ‘At Home’ participants during a 10-year pre-recruitment period (n = 433)

Age at each pre-recruitment year (per year)

1.0 (1.0. 1.0)

0.012

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

0.314

Time (per year)

1.2 (1.2. 1.2)

<0.001

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

0.002

Female gender

1.3 (0.9, 1.8)

0.182

1.1 (0.8, 1.6)

0.427

Aboriginals (yes vs. no)

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.103

0.8 (0.5, 1.2)

0.200

White (yes vs. no)

1.0 (0.8, 1.4)

0.877

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

0.426

Schizophrenia (yes vs. no)

15.6 (12.0, 20.4)

<0.001

13.7 (9.7, 19.5)

<0.001

Bipolar disorder (yes vs. no)

7.6 (5.9, 9.8)

<0.001

3.5 (2.4, 5.0)

<0.001

Personality disorder (yes vs. no)

2.2 (1.5, 3.2)

<0.001

1.6 (1.0, 2.5)

0.069

Depressive disorder (yes vs. no)

2.8 (2.2, 3.6)

<0.001

1.7 (1.2, 2.3)

0.003

Anxiety-neurotic disorder (yes vs. no)

2.4 (1.9, 3.0)

<0.001

1.4 (1.0, 1.9)

0.034

Alcohol dependence (yes vs. no)

1.9 (1.3, 2.6)

<0.001

1.4 (0.9, 2.3)

0.185

Drug dependence (yes vs. no)

1.8 (1.4, 2.2)

<0.001

1.6 (1.1, 2.2)

0.012

Non-psychiatric service utilization^c

 High (≥32)

2.4 (1.8, 3.1)

<0.001

3.4 (2.2, 5.2)

<0.001

 Medium (16 to 31)

1.5 (1.1, 2.1)

0.014

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)

0.286

 Low (≤15)

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