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Table 1 Weighted percent of depression treatment among individuals with depression and osteoarthritis: medical expenditure panel survey, 2008 and 2010

From: Depression treatment patterns among individuals with osteoarthritis: a cross sectional study

  

No treatment

Antidepressants only

Antidepressants & psychotherapy

sig

  

Wt. (%)

Wt. (%)

Wt. (%)

 
 

ALL

13.0

67.8

19.2

 

Predisposing factors

Gender

    
 

Female

11.9

68.1

20.0

 
 

Men

16.8

66.7

16.5

 

Race

    
 

White

11.1

70.9

17.9

***

 

African Americans

27.8

45.1

27.1

 
 

Other race

25.2

47.0

27.8

 

Age groups

    
 

22-39

16.4

57.6

26.0

**

 

40-49

12.2

55.9

31.9

 
 

50-64

12.1

65.9

22.0

 
 

65,+

14.2

76.2

9.6

 

Enabling factors

Marital status

    
 

Married

11.1

74.5

14.4

**

 

Not married

15.2

60.2

24.5

 

Education

    
 

Less than high school

17.1

67.6

15.2

**

 

High school

17.3

70.1

12.6

 
 

More than high school

9.6

66.3

24.1

 

Poverty Status

    
 

Poor

13.7

63.7

22.6

 
 

Middle income

15.1

68.3

16.7

 
 

High income

11.2

71.0

17.8

 

Insurance

    
 

Private

12.3

72.6

15.0

*

 

Public

13.8

60.5

25.6

 
 

Uninsured

16.3

56.3

27.4

 

Need factors

Perceived physical health

    
 

Excellent/very good

13.2

72.6

14.2

*

 

Good

11.3

72.7

16.0

 
 

Fair/poor

14.3

61.5

24.2

 

Perceived mental health

    
 

Excellent/very good

12.2

75.6

12.1

**

 

Good

11.9

70.3

17.8

 
 

Fair/poor

15.1

57.4

27.5

 

Anxiety

    
 

Anxiety

7.4

54.3

38.2

***

 

No anxiety

15.0

72.3

12.8

 

Pain

    
 

Pain

11.7

68.3

19.9

 
 

No pain at all

20.7

62.0

17.4

 

COPD

    
 

COPD

9.4

67.4

23.2

 
 

No COPD

14.7

67.9

17.3

 

Diabetes

    
 

Diabetes

8.7

72.4

18.8

 
 

No diabetes

14.4

66.3

19.3

 

Heart disease

    
 

Heart

10.4

74.4

15.2

 
 

No heart

14.2

65.1

20.7

 

Functional disability

    
 

Yes

17.3

60.5

22.2

*

 

No

17.9

65.3

16.9

 

Personal health practice factors

BMI

    
 

Under-normal weight

15.6

74.3

10.1

*

 

Overweight

15.3

63.5

21.2

 
 

Obese

10.7

66.8

22.5

 

Smoking

    
 

Current smoker

11.7

60.3

27.9

*

 

Other

13.2

69.5

17.2

 

Exercise

    
 

3 times per week

14.7

66.4

18.9

 
 

No exercise

11.9

68.7

19.4

 

External healthcare environment

Metro

    
 

Metro

14.4

66.9

18.7

 
 

Rural

7.3

71.4

21.2

 
  1. Note: Based on 647 adults, aged 21 years older with self-reported depression and Osteoarthritis who were alive during the calendar year (2008 and 2010). Asterisks represent significant group differences by depression treatment categories based on chi-square tests.
  2. *** p < .001; ** .001 ≤ p < .01; * .01 ≤ p < .05.