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Table 3 Odds Ratio (OR) for not initiating AD treatment within 30 days after discharge Non-Western immigrants are compared with Danish-born residents (n = 528, events = 150)

From: Antidepressant utilization after hospitalization with depression: a comparison between non-Western immigrants and Danish-born residents

 

Model 1

Model 2

Patient characteristic

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Patient origin

Danish-born residents (ref)

1

1

Non-Western immigrants

1.55 (1.01-2.38)

1.31 (0.84-2.03)

Sex

Female (ref)

1

1

Male

1.59 (1.08-2.34)

1.71 (1.15-2.53)

Age

Continuous

0.98 (0.96-1.00)

0.98 (0.97-1.00)

Annual income 1

<13,405 EUR (ref)

 

1

13,405-26,809 EUR

 

0.98 (0.58-1.66)

26,810-40,214 EUR

 

0.48 (0.25-0.89)

≥40,215 EUR

 

0.29 (0.11-0.79)

  1. AD antidepressant treatment, CI Confidence interval, EUR Euro, OR Odds ratio.
  2. Model 1: OR for not initiating treatment, including patient origin, age and sex.
  3. Model 2: OR for not initiating treatment, including patient origin, age, sex and income.
  4. 1100 EUR = 746 Danish Krone (DKK) (November 2012).
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BMC Psychiatry

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