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Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) for Lifetime Subthreshold Psychiatric Symptoms (SPS) by Sociodemographic Characteristics

From: The prevalence of subthreshold psychiatric symptoms and associations with alcohol and substance use disorders: from a nationally representative survey of 36,309 adults

Demographic

SPS—AOR (95% CI)

bp

mdd

panic

gad

spp

sad

agor

ptsd

an

bn

bed

spd

bpd

aspd

Sex

  Male

1.3

0.8

0.7

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.7

0.2

0.9

2.5

1.1

1.1

1.7

 

(1.10–1.54)

(0.74–0.88)

(0.58–0.77)

(0.83–1.07)

(0.52–0.67)

(0.64–0.85)

(0.48–0.66)

(0.61–0.74)

(0.14–0.28)

(0.76–1.10)

(2.14–2.86)

(1.04–1.18)

(0.99–1.13)

(1.54–1.78)

  Female

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Race / Ethnicity

  White

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  Black

1.0

1.0

0.4

1.3

1.0

0.6

0.5

0.9

0.4

0.9

1.0

1.3

1.1

0.9

 

(0.83–1.27)

(0.92–1.19)

(0.29–0.44)

(1.13–1.58)

(0.84–1.09)

(0.45–0.70)

(0.39–0.69)

(0.82–1.02)

(0.22–0.58)

(0.69–1.30)

(0.85–1.28)

(1.15–1.42)

(1.00–1.25)

(0.78–1.01)

  Native American

2.0

1.3

0.8

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.4

0.5

0.9

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.1

 

(1.11–3.45)

(0.94–1.87)

(0.47–1.32)

(0.66–1.80)

(0.88–1.54)

(0.72–1.98)

(0.61–2.10)

(1.08–1.93)

(0.15–1.8)

(0.45–1.99)

(1.08–2.92)

(1.11–1.95)

(0.87–1.47)

(0.83–1.48)

  Asian or Pacific Islander

0.8

0.9

0.4

0.9

0.7

0.5

0.3

0.6

1.2

0.5

0.6

0.8

0.8

0.3

 

(0.57–1.19)

(0.69–1.07)

(0.30–0.61)

(0.66–1.15)

(0.58–0.85)

(0.36–0.82)

(0.18–0.62)

(0.53–0.75)

(0.76–1.99)

(0.28–0.89)

(0.41–0.76)

(0.68–0.99)

(0.64–0.91)

(0.24–0.36)

  Hispanic

0.9

1.0

0.5

1.0

0.8

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.0

0.8

0.5

 

(0.72–1.15)

(0.89–1.18)

(0.42–0.67)

(0.86–1.26)

(0.67–0.88)

(0.43–0.67)

(0.46–0.77)

(0.65–0.82)

(0.52–1.13)

(0.65–1.16)

(0.75–1.10)

(0.87–1.06)

(0.72–0.89)

(0.49–0.61)

Age

  18–29

2.2

0.7

1.4

0.6

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.4

2.0

2.2

2.6

1.2

1.5

2.7

 

(1.64–2.99)

(0.61–0.85)

(1.09–1.88)

(0.46–0.71)

(1.40–2.03)

(1.39–2.24)

(1.04–2.04)

(1.17–1.62)

(1.05–3.86)

(1.46–3.25)

(1.97–3.32)

(1.07–1.40)

(1.33–1.80)

(2.33–3.02)

  30–44

2.1

0.8

1.5

0.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

2.1

2.0

1.1

1.4

2.8

 

(1.56–2.96)

(0.71–0.94)

(1.18–1.84)

(0.52–0.74)

(1.29–1.80)

(1.32–2.02)

(1.11–2.12)

(1.40–1.86)

(0.85–2.75)

(1.37–3.30)

(1.52–2.57)

(1.02–1.29)

(1.27–1.61)

(2.42–3.16)

  45–64

1.8

1.0

1.7

0.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

2.2

1.7

1.1

1.3

2.1

 

(1.32–2.37)

(0.84–1.08)

(1.34–2.05)

(0.67–0.91)

(1.21–1.62)

(1.19–1.73)

(1.04–1.80)

(1.34–1.74)

(0.66–2.22)

(1.58–3.16)

(1.28–2.16)

(1.05–1.25)

(1.12–1.40)

(1.82–2.35)

   ≥ 65

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Marital Status

  Married or cohabiting

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  Separated, widowed or divorced

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.4

 

(0.85–1.31)

(1.14–1.40)

(0.96–1.37)

(0.95–1.29)

(0.90–1.11)

(0.99–1.41)

(0.79–1.28)

(1.23–1.48)

(0.77–1.64)

(0.75–1.24)

(0.85–1.30)

(1.18–1.39)

(1.20–1.41)

(1.32–1.51)

  Never married

1.2

1.1

0.9

1.1

0.9

1.1

1.2

1.0

0.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

 

(0.97–1.42)

(0.96–1.25)

(0.76–1.18)

(0.94–1.28)

(0.77–1.00)

(0.94–1.29)

(0.87–1.51)

(0.89–1.12)

(0.39–0.96)

(0.97–1.65)

(1.04–1.44)

(1.07–1.28)

(1.08–1.32)

(1.00–1.21)

Education

  Less than high school

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.1

1.0

1.3

0.9

0.7

1.1

0.9

1.0

1.0

0.9

 

(0.75–1.23)

(0.79–1.04)

(0.74–1.11)

(0.77–1.16)

(0.97–1.30)

(0.79–1.16)

(0.95–1.77)

(0.78–1.00)

(0.44–1.26)

(0.80–1.43)

(0.70–1.07)

(0.87–1.06)

(0.94–1.14)

(0.81–1.03)

  High school

1.0

1.0

1.1

0.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

 

(0.82–1.24)

(0.87–1.10)

(0.90–1.32)

(0.77–1.05)

(1.02–1.24)

(0.92–1.26)

(0.99–1.54)

(0.88–1.05)

(0.53–1.22)

(0.72–1.13)

(0.81–1.13)

(0.98–1.14)

(1.04–1.24)

(1.02–1.19)

  Some college or higher

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Family Income

  0–19,999

1.5

1.1

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.6

 

(1.12–2.03)

(0.90–1.22)

(1.26–2.07)

(1.00–1.59)

(1.07–1.42)

(1.15–1.75)

(1.29–2.56)

(1.21–1.54)

(0.77–2.15)

(0.99–1.87)

(1.03–1.58)

(1.35–1.65)

(1.21–1.44)

(1.40–1.76)

  20,000–34,999

1.4

0.9

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.5

 

(1.11–1.85)

(0.82–1.06)

(1.00–1.67)

(1.11–1.68)

(1.08–1.44)

(0.98–1.62)

(1.02–2.08)

(1.06–1.34)

(0.71–1.91)

(0.72–1.43)

(0.88–1.38)

(1.24–1.53)

(1.14–1.40)

(1.35–1.66)

  35,000–69,999

1.4

0.9

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

 

(1.16–1.77)

(0.81–1.03)

(1.03–1.56)

(1.01–1.53)

(1.08–1.41)

(0.96–1.37)

(0.92–1.67)

(0.97–1.22)

(0.77–1.68)

(0.74–1.37)

(0.96–1.40)

(1.17–1.39)

(1.23–1.46)

(1.19–1.43)

   ≥ 70,000

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Urbanicity

  Urban

0.9

1.2

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

0.9

1.0

1.0

 

(0.71–1.13)

(1.03–1.30)

(0.93–1.33)

(0.85–1.21)

(0.75–1.05)

(0.77–1.13)

(0.89–1.40)

(0.88–1.09)

(0.62–1.54)

(0.79–1.48)

(0.83–1.37)

(0.85–1.06)

(0.90–1.15)

(0.89–1.16)

  Rural

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Region

  Northeast

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.9

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

 

(0.84–1.56)

(0.88–1.35)

(0.94–1.37)

(0.82–1.48)

(0.94–1.27)

(1.00–1.44)

(0.96–1.65)

(0.79–1.07)

(0.48–1.41)

(0.74–1.16)

(0.76–1.24)

(0.87–1.10)

(0.81–1.06)

(0.72–1.07)

  Midwest

0.8

1.2

0.9

0.9

1.2

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.7

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

0.8

 

(0.61–1.12)

(1.01–1.32)

(0.75–1.10)

(0.69–1.11)

(1.05–1.36)

(0.90–1.34)

(0.78–1.28)

(0.75–1.02)

(0.42–1.13)

(0.67–1.21)

(0.73–1.20)

(0.79–1.04)

(0.86–1.14)

(0.65–0.90)

  South

0.9

1.0

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.5

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.0

0.9

 

(0.70–1.16)

(0.89–1.17)

(0.76–1.02)

(0.75–1.14)

(0.92–1.18)

(0.81–1.13)

(0.67–1.12)

(0.77–1.01)

(0.32–0.89)

(0.61–0.99)

(0.72–1.12)

(0.84–1.08)

(0.92–1.14)

(0.79–1.02)

 

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  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, bp bipolar, mdd depression, gad generalized anxiety, spp specific phobia, sad, social anxiety, agor agoraphobia, ptsd posttraumatic stress, an anorexia, bn bulimia, bed binge eating, spd schizotypal, bpd borderline, aspd antisocial
  2. REF is the reference group for each demographic category (AOR = 1.0)
  3. Significance at p < 0.05 in bold. AOR adjusted for all other demographics