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Table 4 Influence of musculoskeletal consultations, shared healthcare engagement, shared psychiatric morbidity and deprivation on female anxiety and depression consultations

From: Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care

Outcome

Variable

Influence

Percentage females consulted for outcome

OR (95% CI)

Anxiety

Musculoskeletal consultation

No partner consulted

4.0%

Reference

Male partner consulted

5.2%

1.31 (1.06, 1.63)

Female partner consulted

6.3%

1.59 (1.31, 1.92)

Both partners consulted

6.7%

1.69 (1.33, 2.15)

Shared psychiatric comorbiditya

No partner consulted

4.9%

Reference

Male partner consulted

7.4%

1.56 (0.86, 2.82)

Female partner consulted

9.6%

2.08 (1.46, 2.96)

Both partners consulted

9.5%

2.06 (0.48, 8.87)

Shared healthcare engagement

No frequent consulters

3.3%

Reference

Male frequent consulter

4.3%

1.31 (1.03, 1.67)

Female frequent consulter

9.9%

3.18 (2.63, 3.84)

Both frequent consulters

11.8%

3.86 (3.05, 4.88)

Shared deprivation

Low deprivation

4.7%

Reference

Mid deprivation

5.0%

1.08 (0.88, 1.32)

High deprivation

5.5%

1.18 (0.93, 1.51)

Depression

Musculoskeletal consultation

No partner consulted

2.6%

Reference

Male partner consulted

2.3%

0.89 (0.65, 1.20)

Female partner consulted

3.5%

1.36 (1.06, 1.75)

Both partners consulted

4.7%

1.86 (1.40, 2.48)

Shared psychiatric comorbiditya

No partner consulted

2.7%

Reference

Male partner consulted

5.8%

2.21 (1.34, 3.65)

Female partner consulted

5.8%

2.21 (1.56, 3.14)

Both partners consulted

2.3%

0.83 (0.11, 6.06)

Shared healthcare engagement

No frequent consulter

1.7%

Reference

Male frequent consulter

2.2%

1.34 (0.95, 1.87)

Female frequent consulter

7.2%

4.58 (3.61, 5.81)

Both frequent consulters

7.1%

4.52 (3.34, 6.12)

Shared deprivation

Low deprivation

2.2%

Reference

Mid deprivation

2.9%

1.32 (0.99, 1.75)

High deprivation

3.7%

1.71 (1.24, 2.35)

  1. OR (95% CI), Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
  2. aPresence of depression consultation in partners when outcome is anxiety in female, presence of anxiety consultation in partners when outcome is depression in female