Table 4

Risk for disease of despair diagnosis as a function of demographic and enrolment characteristics, 2018

VariableAny disease of despairAlcohol-related diagnosisSubstance-related diagnosisSuicide-related diagnosis
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Men (ref=women)1.49 (1.47 to 1.51)2.35 (2.30 to 2.41)1.23 (1.20 to 1.25)0.72 (0.70 to 0.75)
Age (ref=18–34)
 <1 year0.18 (0.15 to 0.22)0.02 (0.01 to 0.04)0.37 (0.31 to 0.44)
 1–17 years0.23 (0.22 to 0.24)0.06 (0.05 to 0.06)0.07 (0.06 to 0.08)0.79 (0.75 to 0.83)
 35–54 years0.92 (0.90 to 0.94)1.09 (1.06 to 1.13)0.92 (0.90 to 0.95)0.35 (0.33 to 0.37)
 55–74 years0.83 (0.81 to 0.84)1.19 (1.15 to 1.22)0.66 (0.64 to 0.68)0.21 (0.20 to 0.23)
 75+ years0.44 (0.42 to 0.46)0.59 (0.55 to 0.63)0.34 (0.31 to 0.36)0.15 (0.13 to 0.17)
Insurance (ref=employer sponsored)
 ACA1.3 (1.24 to 1.37)1.37 (1.28 to 1.48)1.33 (1.24 to 1.42)1.05 (0.91 to 1.21)
 Medicare1.51 (1.46 to 1.55)1.3 (1.25 to 1.36)1.73 (1.65 to 1.81)2.19 (1.98 to 2.43)
 Other0.71 (0.67 to 0.74)0.73 (0.68 to 0.78)0.61 (0.57 to 0.66)0.84 (0.77 to 0.92)
  • Bold indicates statistical significance, p<0.05.

  • ACA, Affordable Care Act.