Mental health status in veterans residing in rural versus non-rural areas: results from the veterans’ health study

Table 2 Rural vs. non-rural residence by mental health status measures (N = 1692)

Item	Study variable (totals) [n(%)]	Residence^a		OR	P
Item	Study variable (totals) [n(%)]	Non-rural (%)	Rural (%)	OR	P
^bGlobal severity (BSI-18)
	High [213(12.8)]	14.9	10.2	0.65	0.003
	Not high [1457 (87.2)]	85.1	89.8	1.00	–
Depression
	Current depressive disorder [141 (8.3)]	8.6	8.0	0.91	0.606
	No current depressive disorder [1551 (91.7)]	91.4	92.0	1.00	–
PTSD
	Yes in past year [130 (7.7)]	8.8	6.4	0.71	0.067
	No in past year [1562 (92.3)]	91.2	93.6	1.00	–
Alcohol use
	Positive AUDIT-C Alc. screen [411 (24.3)]	25.8	22.4	0.83	0.103
	Negative AUDIT-C Alc. screen [1281 (75.7)]	74.2	77.6	1.00	–
Head trauma
	In-service concussion [480 (28.4)]	28.5	28.2	0.98	0.863
	No in-service concussion [1212 (71.6)]	71.5	71.8	1.00	–
VA service
	Currently using [845 (49.9)]	49.4	50.6	1.05	0.629
	Not currently using [847 (50.1)]	50.6	49.4	1.00	–
Psych service (any)
	Used psych services in past year [397 (23.5)]	26.9	19.3	0.65	< 0.001
	No psych services in past year [1295 (76.5)]	73.1	80.7	1.00	–

^aBased on column percent. ^bFor global severity n = 1670 due to missing data on this measure. Altogether, 38 veterans had missing zipcode data and excluded from this analysis

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