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Table 3 Gender-specific crude and adjusted odds ratios of Z-scored subscales of social support / network for self-harm behavior by conditional logistic regressions (N = 248)

From: The association between social relationships and self-harm: a case–control study in Taiwan

 

Odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) between z-scored exposures and self-harm

 

Crude

Adjusted^

Measures

Female (n = 200)

Male (n = 48)

Female (n = 200)

Male (n = 48)

Social support subscale (CPQ)

    

 Confiding support

0.63 (0.46, 0.85)**

1.05 (0.54, 2.02)

0.82 (0.50, 1.35)

2.65 (0.02, 417.50)

 Practical support

0.66 (0.49, 0.87)**

1.45 (0.80, 2.61)

0.69 (0.45, 1.06)

2.42 (0.04, 150.72)

 Negative aspects

0.83 (0.64, 1.08)

0.98 (0.52, 1.83)

0.73 (0.47, 1.15)

0.21 (0.01, 38.86)

Social network subscale (CPQ)

    

 Isolation

2.21 (1.52, 3.20)***

2.53 (0.88, 7.29)

2.58 (1.28, 5.21)**

11.40 (0.03, 4367.30)

 Network beyond the household

0.60 (0.43, 0.83)**

0.68 (0.33, 1.41)

0.82 (0.51, 1.30)

0.24 (0.01, 69.25)

 Household size

1.03 (0.78, 1.36)

0.95 (0.54, 1.67)

0.55 (0.32, 0.97)*

0.82 (0.01, 65.36)

  1. ^ Adjusted for marital status, years of education, employment status, religion, major life events, and physical/mental illness conditions.
  2. * p < 0.05; **p < 0.001; ***p <0.001.
  3. Abbreviations: Close Persons Questionnaire (CPQ), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ).