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Table 2 Associations between comorbid mental and physical health diagnosis with type of mental health disorder

From: Conventional and complementary health care use and out-of-pocket expenses among Australians with a self-reported mental health diagnosis: a cross-sectional survey

Sociodemographic show characteristic

Any mental health disorder

n (%)

Anxiety disorder

n (%)

Mood disorder

n (%)

Other mental health disorder

n (%)

 

No (n = 1378)

Yes (n = 641)

p-value

(Cramer’s V)

No (n = 1617)

Yes (n = 402)

p-value

(Cramer’s V)

No (n = 1632)

Yes (n = 387)

p-value

(Cramer’s V)

No (n = 1645)

Yes (n = 371)

p-value

(Cramer’s V)

Mental health diagnosis

            

Anxiety disorder

-

-

-

-

-

-

142 (8.7)

260 (67.2)

< 0.001*

(0.58)

186 (11.3)

216 (58.1)

< 0.001*

(0.45)

Mood disorder

-

-

-

127 (7.9)

260 (64.7)

< 0.001*

(0.58)

-

-

-

177 (10.7)

210 (56.5)

< 0.001*

(0.45)

Other mental health diagnosis

-

-

-

156 (9.6)

216 (53.7)

< 0.001*

(0.45)

162 (9.9)

210 (54.3)

< 0.001*

(0.45)

-

-

-

Physical illness diagnosis

            

Cancer

86 (6.2)

46 (7.2)

0.429

112 (6.9)

20 (5)

0.157

105 (6.4)

27 (7)

0.698

103 (6.3)

29 (7.8)

0.277

Cardiovascular

248 (18)

197 (30.7)

< 0.001*

(0.14)

328 (20.3)

117 (29.1)

< 0.001*

(0.08)

320 (19.6)

125 (32.3)

< 0.001*

(0.12)

331 (20.1)

114 (30.6)

< 0.001*

(0.10)

Diabetes

104 (7.5)

72 (11.2)

0.006*

(0.06)

140 (8.7)

36 (9)

0.850

135 (8.3)

41 (10.6)

0.145

130 (7.9)

46 (12.4)

0.006*

(0.06)

Female reproductive

41 (3)

71 (11.1)

< 0.001*

(0.17)

64 (4)

48 (11.9)

< 0.001*

(0.14)

62 (3.8)

50 (12.9)

< 0.001*

(0.16)

66 (4)

46 (12.4)

< 0.001*

(0.14)

Gastrointestinal

124 (9)

169 (26.4)

< 0.001*

(0.23)

192 (11.9)

101 (25.1)

< 0.001*

(0.15)

180 (11)

113 (29.2)

< 0.001*

(0.20)

188 (11.4)

105 (28.2)

< 0.001*

(0.19)

Male reproductive

31 (2.2)

17 (2.7)

0.581

42 (2.6)

6 (1.5)

0.193

37 (2.3)

11 (2.8)

0.504

37 (2.2)

11 (3)

0.417

Musculoskeletal

169 (12.3)

148 (23.1)

< 0.001*

(0.14)

237 (14.7)

80 (19.9)

0.010*

(0.06)

213 (13.1)

104 (26.9)

< 0.001*

(0.15)

222 (13.5)

95 (25.5)

< 0.001*

(0.13)

Respiratory

172 (12.5)

181 (28.2)

< 0.001*

(0.19)

247 (15.3)

106 (26.4)

< 0.001*

(0.12)

231 (14.2)

122 (31.5)

< 0.001*

(0.18)

236 (14.3)

117 (31.5)

< 0.001*

(0.18)

Other chronic illness

92 (6.7)

56 (8.7)

0.098

112 (6.9)

36 (9)

0.162

107 (6.6)

41 (10.6)

0.006*

(0.06)

113 (6.9)

35 (9.4)

0.089

Number of chronic conditions

  

< 0.001*

(0.67)

  

< 0.001*

(0.55)

  

< 0.001*

(0.62)

  

< 0.001*

(0.59)

0

705

0

 

705

0

 

705

0

 

705

0

 

1

361 (26.2)

94 (14.7)

 

415 (25.7)

40 (10)

 

435 (26.7)

20 (5.2)

 

421 (25.6)

34 (9.1)

 

2

169 (12.3)

115 (17.9)

 

210 (13)

74 (18.4)

 

225 (13.8)

59 (15.2)

 

244 (14.8)

40 (10.8)

 

3

77 (5.6)

107 (16.7)

 

117 (7.2)

67 (16.7)

 

123 (7.5)

61 (15.8)

 

116 (7)

68 (18.3)

 

4

39 (2.8)

106 (16.5)

 

81 (5)

64 (15.9)

 

72 (4.4)

73 (18.9)

 

80 (4.9)

65 (17.5)

 

5 or more

27 (2)

219 (34.2)

 

89 (5.5)

157 (39.1)

 

72 (4.4)

174 (45)

 

81 (4.9)

165 (44.4)

 
  1. Note. * p < .05