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Table 5 Association between depressive symptom severity and ED visit frequency: multivariable analysis results

From: Relationship between depressive symptom severity and emergency department use among low-income, depressed homebound older adults aged 50 years and older

Variable

Baseline (n=121)

24-Week (n=96)

24-Week (n=96)

 

B (SE)

B (SE)

B (SE)

Intercept

-0.63 (0.60)

-1.16 (0.82)*

-1.79 (0.87)*

Gender

   

Female

0.12 (0.23)

1.73 (0.48)***

1.74 (0.48)***

(Male)

   

Age

   

50-59

0.83 (0.25)*

1.40 (0.51)**

1.37 (0.51)**

60-69

0.56 (0.25)*

0.76 (0.44)†

0.74 (0.44)†

(70+)

   

Race/ethnicity

   

Black

0.31 (0.25)

0.81 (0.52)

0.81 (0.51)

Hispanic

0.58 (0.25)*

0.23 (0.45)

0.22 (0.45)

(Non-Hispanic White)

   

Medicaid coverage

   

Yes

0.18 (0.19)

0.29 (0.29)

0.27 (0.29)

(No)

   

Family support

-0.03 (0.02)†

-0.03 (0.02)

-0.03 (0.02)

No. of medical conditions

-0.04 (0.06)

-0.11 (0.09)

-0.11 (0.09)

Pain frequency

-0.04 (0.03)

-0.14 (0.05)**

-0.14 (0.05)**

Baseline HAMD score

0.05 (0.01)***

 

0.08 (0.03)**

24-week follow-up HAMD

 

0.07 (0.02)**

 

HAMD score changes—

   

baseline to 24 weeks1

  

0.07(0.02)**

-2 Likelihood ratio χ2

23.49

22.89

24.00

df

13

13

14

Model p value

0.036

0.043

0.046

  1. 1Higher scores indicate worse symptoms since baseline.
  2. **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05’; †p = 0.051.