Depression and anxiety and their association with healthcare utilization in pediatric lupus and mixed connective tissue disease patients: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Results of the unadjusted negative binomial regression analysis of healthcare utilization on depression

Outcome	Average utilization per person-year, number (95% CI)		IRR (95% CI) p-value
Outcome	Positive depression	Negative depression	IRR (95% CI) p-value
Outpatient visits	5.7 (4.0-7.9)	8.5 (7.3-9.8)	0.67 (0.46-0.96) 0.03
Hospitalizations	0.1 (0.01-2.5)	0.3 (0.1-1.1)	0.38 (0.01-9.92) 0.56
Phone consultations	1.0 (0.4-2.5)	1.9 (1.3-2.8)	0.52 (0.19-1.41) 0.20

Estimates of healthcare utilization by depression status from unadjusted negative binomial regression analysis models are shown.

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