Table 2 Discrete time analysis for the association between early marriage and outpatient mental healthcare service use. Odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals

Marital status

On-time

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Unmarried

1.28

1.23

1.33

^a

1.15

1.11

1.20

^a

1.13

1.09

1.18

^a

1.14

1.10

1.19

^a

Early

1.15

1.10

1.22

^a

1.00

0.95

1.05

^ns

0.99

0.94

1.04

^ns

0.99

0.94

1.05

^ns

Migrant background

Majority

1.00

1.00

Non-EU Eastern Europe

0.67

0.61

0.73

^a

0.73

0.56

0.97

^c

MENA

0.80

0.75

0.86

^a

0.90

0.73

1.11

^ns

South Asia

0.52

0.48

0.56

^a

0.56

0.44

0.71

^a

Interaction marital status*

migrant background

Unmarried*

Non-EU Eastern Europe

0.89

0.66

1.19

^ns

Unmarried*

MENA

0.88

0.71

1.10

^ns

Unmarried*

South Asia

0.91

0.70

1.18

^ns

Early*

Non-EU Eastern Europe

1.15

0.76

1.73

^ns

Early*

MENA

0.82

0.58

1.16

^ns

Early*

South Asia

1.03

0.72

1.49

^ns