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Table 5 Multivariate model of the associations between type and number of parental disorders and Respondent suicidal behavior 1

From: Association between parental psychopathology and suicidal behavior among adult offspring: results from the cross-sectional South African Stress and Health survey

 

In the total sample

Among those with suicidal Ideation

Ideation

Attempts

Plans

Attempts

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Depression

0.2 (0.0-1.2)

0.4 (0.1-1.5)

0.1 (0.0-1.3)

0.6 (0.0-9.8)

Panic

2.5 (1.4-4.7)*

1.6 (1.1-2.4)*

2.1 (0.9-5.1)

1.4 (0.5-4.1)

GAD

1.5 (0.4-6.1)

2.8 (1.2-6.3)*

1.1 (0.1-13.3)

0.7 (0.1-4.7)

Substance abuse

1.7 (0.5-5.0)

1.5 (0.8-2.7)

0.2 (0.0-2.2)

1.7 (0.4-6.7)

Anti-social personality disorder

1.8 (0.9-3.8)

1.5 (0.9-2.6)

0.8 (0.2-3.0)

0.6 (0.2-2.6)

Suicide (Same-sex parent)

1.5 (0.4-5.0)

3.0 (1.6-5.7)*

0.4 (0.1-1.4)

0.3 (0.0-7.0)

Number of parental disorders

2 or more parental disorders

1.0 (0.2-4.2)

0.6 (0.3-1.5)

3.6 (0.2-53.2)

1.6 (0.2-10.4)

  1. *Significant at the .05 level, two-sided test.
  2. 1Models control for person-year (1–5 intervals) and demographic factors (age, sex, education level, and marital status).