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Table 4 Factors associated with any mental health treatment use vs. nonuse within each plan/attempt group: logistic regression models

From: Mental health treatment use and perceived treatment need among suicide planners and attempters in the United States: between and within group differences

N

No plan/no attempt 4,985

Planned/no attempt 1,331

No plan/attempted 245

Planned/attempted 787

OR

95% CIa

OR

95% CIa

OR

95% CIa

OR

95% CIa

Age 21–25 years

0.48***

0.37–0.62

0.48**

0.28–0.80

  

0.38**

0.21–0.69

Age 26–34 years

0.66*

0.48–0.92

0.78

0.47–1.32

  

0.87

0.40–1.92

Age 50–64 years

0.84

0.63–1.12

1.45

0.66–3.16

  

1.38

0.49–3.95

Age 65+ years

0.37***

0.24–0.58

0.77

0.26–2.25

  

0.60

0.20–1.82

Age 35–49 years

1.00

 

1.00

   

1.00

 

Male

0.45***

0.37–0.54

0.44***

0.29–0.66

3.53**

1.42–8.77

0.66

0.38–1.15

Female

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Black

0.69*

0.52–0.91

0.31*

0.13–0.76

  

0.28*

0.10–0.73

Hispanic

0.61**

0.45–0.83

0.53*

0.31–0.91

  

0.21**

0.08–0.54

Asian

0.57

0.28–1.14

0.66

0.20–2.12

  

0.19

0.03–1.04

Other

0.78

0.48–1.27

0.91

0.38–2.15

  

0.43

0.13–1.43

Non-Hispanic White

1.00

 

1.00

   

1.00

 

All other race/ethnic groups

    

0.38*

0.17–0.89

  

Non-Hispanic White

    

1.00

   

Not married

0.86

0.67–1.09

1.27

0.77–2.09

0.62

0.24–1.63

1.11

0.52–2.38

Married

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

<High school

0.63**

0.47–0.85

0.47*

0.23–0.96

0.37

0.11–1.32

0.64

0.27–1.54

High school graduate

0.71**

0.55–0.91

0.87

0.58–1.31

0.34

0.10–1.13

0.68

0.31–1.49

>High school

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Not employed

1.65***

1.29–2.10

2.06**

1.38–3.06

1.66

0.63–4.36

2.02

0.95–4.28

Employed

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Income <200% FPLb

0.82*

0.67–0.99

1.04

0.69–1.59

0.71

0.24–2.12

1.60

0.83–3.10

Income ≥200% FPL

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Military service

1.48*

1.01–2.19

0.83

0.36–1.92

1.06

0.19–6.04

0.38

0.10–1.43

No military service

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Health insurance coverage gap

1.06

0.77–1.45

0.82

0.47–1.45

0.81

0.14–4.71

2.32**

1.31–4.12

No gap

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

MDE

3.20***

2.57–3.98

3.33***

2.37–4.68

1.87

0.73–4.68

8.15***

4.43–14.99

No MDE

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Alcohol use disorder

1.24

1.00–1.55

0.84

0.52–1.36

  

0.76

0.33–1.71

No disorder

1.00

 

1.00

   

1.00

 

Illicit drug use disorder

1.19

0.92–1.53

1.63

0.93–2.87

  

2.34

0.79–6.91

No disorder

1.00

 

1.00

   

1.00

 

Alcohol or drug use disorder

    

1.79

0.79–4.02

  

No disorder

    

1.00

   
  1. F(19,42) = 20.89, df = 60, P < .001 for the no plan/no attempt group; F(19,42) = 6.76, df = 60, P < .001 for the planned/no attempt group.
  2. F(11,49) = 2.37, df = 59, P = .019 for the no plan/attempted group; and F(19,42) = 6.55, df = 60, P < .001 for the planned/attempted group.
  3. * P < .05; ** P < .01; *** P < .001.
  4. aConfidence interval.
  5. bFederal poverty line.