Table 3 Multivariate analysis for age and sex differences in mental health disorder ED visits before and during the pandemic1
Mental health disrober frequency of visits | Number (rate) of patients before covid-19 2018–2019 | Number (rate) of patients during covid-192,020–2021 | During vs before covid-19 2020–2021 | P-value 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | AOR (CI)4 | ||
Age group | ||||
14–20 | 34 (10.24) | 80 (10.19) | 1.01 (0.81, 1.68) | 0.97 |
21–40 (ref)3 | 172 (51.81) | 383 (48.79) | – | (ref) |
41–60 | 98 (29.52) | 258 (32.87) | 1.1 (0.95, 1.69) | 0.53 |
61–99 | 29 (8.43) | 64 (8.15) | 1.01 (0.62, 1.63) | 0.97 |
Sex | ||||
Male (ref) | 182 (54.82) | 359 (45.73) | – | (ref) |
Female | 150 (45.18) | 426 (54.27) | 1.41 (1.08, 1.83) | 0.01 |
Nationality | 0.58 | |||
Saudi (ref) | 5 (1.51) | 8 (1.02) | – | (ref) |
Non-Saudi | 327 (98.49) | 777 (98.98) | 1.37 (0.43, 4.3) | |
Region | 0.89 | |||
Central (Riyadh) (ref) | 174 (52.41) | 402 (48.79) | – | (ref) |
Western (Jeddah) | 158 (47.59) | 383 (51.21) | 0.98 (0.75, 1.27) | |