Total (N=323) BTC repeat (n=160) BTC once (n=163) ANOVA
  F (1,321) p η2
Age (mean ±sd)   39.3 (11.1) 40.3 (10.7) 38.4 (11.5)  2.30   0.007
BTC (nb of days)   31.3 (19.4) 30.0 (19.3) 32.5 (19.5) 1.32   0.004
Gender (%)              
  Male 131 (40.6) 64 (40.0) 67 (41.1) 0.041   0.000
  Female 192 (59.4) 96 (60.0) 96 (58.9) 0.041   0.000
Marital status (%)  
  Single 91 (28.2) 44 (27.5) 47 (28.8) 0.071    
  Married 161 (49.8) 70 (43.8) 91 (55.8) 4.75 ** 0.015
  Widowed 9 (2.8) 5 (3.1)  4 (2.5) 0.13    
  Divorced 62 (29.2) 41 (25.6) 21 (12.9) 8.63 ** 0.026
Education (%)  
  Primary 189 (58.5) 98 (61.3) 91 (55.8) 0.98   0.003
  College 60 (18.6) 22 (13.8) 38 (23.3) 4.93 ** 0.015
  Superior 50 (15.5) 17 (10.6) 33 (20.2) 5.78 ** 0.018
  None  24 (7.4) 23 (14.4) 1 (0.6) 23.73 *** 0.069
Activity (%)  
  Employed 122 (37.8) 49 (30.6) 73 (44.8) 7.0 ** 0.021
  Unemployed 57 (17.6) 23 (14.4) 34 (20.9) 2.34   0.007
  Dis. Insurance 36 (11.1) 31(19.4) 5 (3.1) 23.10 *** 0.067
  Soc. Institution 50 (15.5) 25 (15.6)  25 (15.3) 0.005   0.000
  Student 12 (3.7) 8 (2.5)  4 (4.9) 1.31   0.004
  None 46 (14.2) 18 (17.5)  28 (11.0) 2.76 * 0.009
Origin (%)  
  Emergency 128 (39.6) 52 (32.5) 76 (46.6) 6.84 ** 0.021
  Consultation  28 (8.7) 13 (8.1) 15 (9.2) 0.12   0.000
  MD 26 (8.0) 18 (11.3) 8 (4.9) 4.42 ** 0.014
  Hospital 77 (23.8) 39 (24.4) 38 (23.3) 0.05   0.000
  Spontaneous 1 (0.3) 1 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 1.02   0.003
  Psychiatrist 63 (14.2) 37 (23.1) 26 (16.0) 2.65   0.008
PsyAtcd(%)   244 (75.5) 134 (83.8) 110 (67.5) 11.92 ** 0.036
Delay <24 h (%)   103 (32.0) 58 (28.1) 45 (35.6) 2.07   0.006
Diagnosis (%)  
  Depression 234 (72.4) 111 (69.4) 123 (75.5) 1.50   0.005
  Bipolar ds 46 (14.2) 31 (19.4) 15 (9.2) 6.95 ** 0.21
  Psychotic ds 21 (6.5) 13 (8.1) 8 (4.9) 1.38   0.004
  Personality ds 55 (17.0) 39 (24.4) 16 (9.8) 12.51 *** 0.038
  Adaption ds 23 (7.1) 10 (6.3) 13 (8.0) 0.36   0.001
  Anxiety ds 58 (18.0) 31 (19.4) 27 (16.6) 0.431   0.001
  Addictions 52 (16.1) 30 (18.8) 21 (13.5) 1.21   0.004
Destination (%)  
  Psychiatrist 148 (45.8) 62(38.8)  86 (52.8) 6.47 ** 0.02
  GP 28 (8.7) 16(10.0) 12 (7.4) 0.71   0.002
  Consultation  73 (22.6)  47 (29.4) 26 (16.0) 8.49 ** 0.026
  Hospital  19 (5.9) 12 (7.5) 7 (4.3) 1.50   0.005
  Specialized prg 24 (7.4)  12 (7.5) 12 (7.4) 0.002   0.000
  None 31(9.6) 11 (6.9)  20 (12.3) 2.72   0.008
Previous Follow up (%)  
  Psychiatrist 164 (50.8) 97 (60.6) 67 (41.1) 12.72 *** 0.038
  GP  79 (24.5) 28 (17.5) 51(31.3) 8.48 ** 0.026
  Specialized prg 11 (3.4)  9 (5.6) 2 (1.2) 4.79 ** 0.015
  None  69 (21.4) 26 (16.3) 43 (26.4) 4.98 ** 0.015
*p<0.10; **p<0.05; ***p<0.001; nb of days: number of days in care; Dis. Insurance: Disability Insurance; Psy Atcd: psychiatric antecedent before 2006; Delay <24 h: delay before entering BTC inferior of 24 hours; ds: disorders; GP: General pratictioner; Previous Follow up: type of follow-up before treatment at the BTC
Table 1: Characteristics of patients with single and multiple BTC admissions.