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Table 7 Logistic regression predicting likelihood of health care product or practice use based on socio-demographics and mental health diagnosis

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

Characteristics

Prescription pharmaceuticals

Over-the-counter pharmaceuticals

CM products

CM mind-body practices

Odds ratio

95 % CI

P-value

Odds ratio

95 % CI

P-value

Odds ratio

95 % CI

P-value

Odds ratio

95 % CI

P-value

Gender (male)

0.79

0.619, 1.010

0.060

0.74

0.600, 0.910

0.004*

0.563

0.461, 0.687

< 0.001**

0.82

0.635, 1.063

0.136

Age

            

18–29

-

-

0.006*

-

-

0.012*

  

0.443

  

< 0.001**

30–39

1.28

0.884, 1.866

0.190

1.38

0.984, 1.921

0.063

0.96

0.696, 1.313

0.781

0.62

0.430, 0.894

0.010*

40–49

1.06

0.727, 1.535

0.774

1.60

1.135, 2.250

0.007*

1.07

0.774, 1.464

0.700

0.54

0.367, 0784

0.001*

50–59

0.99

0.656, 1.506

0.976

0.94

0.657, 1.341

0.729

0.92

0.648, 1.293

0.616

0.55

0.359, 0.830

0.005*

60 and over

2.04

1.307, 3.182

0.002*

1.12

0.779, 1.620

0.533

1.23

0.865, 1.747

0.251

0.21

0.128, 0.346

< 0.001**

ARIA+

            

Major cities

-

-

0.253

-

-

0.010*

-

-

0.171

-

-

0.630

Inner regional

1.23

0.890, 1.692

0.211

1.36

1.043, 1.771

0.023*

1.27

0.990, 1.620

0.060

1.16

0.841, 1.598

0.368

Outer regional‎/Remote‎

0.83

0.552, 1.257

0.383

1.56

1.078, 2.271

0.019*

1.06

0.762, 1.482

0.719

0.96

0.609, 1.507

0.851

Marital status

            

Never married

-

-

0.161

-

-

0.802

-

-

0.161

-

-

0.154

Married

1.21

0.875, 1.669

0.250

0.98

0.739, 1.294

0.874

1.14

0.875, 1.484

0.333

0.96

0.695, 1.336

0.823

De facto (Opposite sex)

1.40

0.929, 2.096

0.108

0.92

0.650, 1.315

0.662

0.77

0.547, 1.078

0.128

1.05

0.700, 1.586

0.803

De facto (Same sex)

3.90

1.078, 14.087

0.038

1.58

0.648, 3.832

0.315

1.48

0.660, 3.316

0.341

2.32

1.015, 5.323

0.046

Separated/

Divorced/Widowed

1.19

0.768, 1.827

0.443

1.07

0.745, 1.525

0.728

1.05

0.757, 1.467

0.754

1.34

0.873, 2.052

0.181

Highest level of qualification

            

Less than Year 12

-

-

0.706

-

-

0.177

-

-

< 0.001**

-

-

< 0.001**

Year 12 or equivalent

1.20

0.808, 1.786

0.365

1.27

0.919, 1.757

0.147

0.94

0.689, 1.292

0.717

1.11

0.695, 1.770

0.665

Trade/apprenticeship/certificate/diploma

1.22

0.849, 1.749

0.285

1.39

1.038, 1.859

0.027

1.49

1.126, 1.970

0.005*

1.48

0.970, 2.254

0.069

University degree

1.11

0.751, 1.645

0.598

1.25

0.905, 1.727

0.175

1.87

1.368, 2.559

< 0.001**

2.18

1.397, 3.390

0.001*

Manage financially

            

It is impossible/

difficult all the time

-

-

0.054*

-

-

0.148

-

-

0.898

-

-

0.972

It is difficult some of the time

0.90

0.643, 1.255

0.530

0.88

0.667, 1.160

0.362

1.00

0.771, 1.285

0.972

0.95

0.686, 1.321

0.768

It is not too bad

0.71

0.498, 0.999

0.049*

0.73

0.548, 0.980

0.036

0.92

0.701, 1.208

0.547

0.92

0.643, 1.305

0.629

It is easy

0.55

0.325, 0.937

0.028*

0.71

0.452, 1.124

0.145

0.98

0.629, 1.513

0.913

0.94

0.532, 1.645

0.818

Employment status

            

Full time work

-

-

0.209

-

-

0.066

-

-

0.114

-

-

0.126

Part time work

1.12

0.799, 1.556

0.521

0.94

0.701, 1.273

0.707

1.18

0.891, 1.568

0.247

0.80

0.566, 1.125

0.197

Casual/temp work

0.81

0.510, 1.279

0.363

1.25

0.799, 1.944

0.331

1.15

0.771, 1.718

0.491

0.76

0.470, 1.233

0.268

Looking for work

0.83

0.540, 1.261

0.375

0.68

0.464, 0.990

0.044

0.72

0.495, 1.047

0.086

0.63

0.391, 1.002

0.051

Not in the paid workforce

1.29

0.912, 1.825

0.150

0.77

0.573, 1.031

0.079

0.94

0.713, 1.249

0.683

0.63

0.435, 0.918

0.016

Private health insurance (yes)

0.62

0.483, 0.802

< 0.001**

0.79

0.634, 0.974

0.028*

0.73

0.595, 0.893

0.002*

0.79

0.602, 1.022

0.072

Health care card (yes)

0.88

0.69, 1.115

0.285

1.11

0.903, 1.365

0.322

1.03

0.848, 1.257

0.753

0.71

0.550, 0.915

0.008

Chronic physical illness (yes)

4.49

3.497, 5.760

< 0.001**

1.63

1.323, 2.014

< 0.001**

1.66

1.357, 2.019

< 0.001**

1.23

0.957, 1.592

0.105

Mental health diagnosis (yes)

4.05

2.944, 5.558

< 0.001**

1.85

1.464, 2.341

< 0.001**

1.40

1.128, 1.725

0.002*

1.50

1.149, 1.954

0.003*

Constant

1.16

 

0.619

1.41

 

0.171

0.71

 

0.158

0.37

 

0.001*

Model fit

    

χ2(df)

445.16 (25)

135.04 (25)

174.45 (25)

167.06 (25)

Nagelkerke R2

0.292

0.090

0.104

0.129

P-value

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

  1. Note. *p < .05, **p < .001. The Australian health care card is a concessions card providing discounted medicines and services to eligible low income patients and is funded by the Australian Federal Government. ARIA is the Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia supported and utilised by the Commonwealth Department of Health and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ACT is the Australian Capital Territory