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Table 2 Sample characteristics and suicidality

From: Associations between health-related self-efficacy and suicidality

 

Life time suicide ideation

OR (95% CI); p value

Suicide attempt

OR (95% CI); p value

Future suicide intent

OR (95% CI); p value

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

 

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

 

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

 

Gender

 Female

955 (85.1)

167 (14.9)

Ref

1086 (96.8)

36 (3.2)

Ref

1105 (98.5)

17 (1.5)

Ref

 Male

889 (90.0)

99 (10.0)

0.6 (0.5–0.8); p = 0.001

968 (98.0)

20 (2)

0.6 (0.4–1.1); p = 0.10

972 (98.4)

18 (1.8)

1.0 (0.5–2.1); p = 0.86

Age

 15–29

382 (90.1)

42 (9.9)

Ref

415 (97.9)

9 (2.1)

Ref

421 (99.3)

3 (0.7)

Ref

 30–59

947 (86.0)

154 (14.0)

1.5 (1.0–2.1); p = 0.03

1074 (97.5)

27 (2.5)

1.2 (0.5–2.5); p = 0.70

1080 (98.1)

21 (1.9)

2.7 (0.8–9.1); p = 0.10

 60 & above

515 (88.0)

70 (12.0)

1.2 (0.8–1.8); p = 0.30

565 (96.6)

20 (3.4)

1.6 (0.7–3.6); p = 0.22

576 (98.5)

9 (1.5)

2.1 (0.6–8.1); p = 0.24

Education

 School level

1016 (86.6)

157 (13.4)

1.0

1130 (96.3)

43 (3.7)

1.0

1152 (98.2)

21 (1.8)

1.0

 College & above

828 (88.4)

109 (11.6)

0.9 (0.7–1.1); p = 0.23

924 (98.6)

13 (1.4)

0.4 (0.2–0.7); p = 0..001

925 (98.7)

12 (1.3)

0.7 (0.3–1.5); p = 0.38

Marital status

 Single/Married

1742 (88.0)

237 (12.0)

1.0

1936 (97.8)

43 (2.2)

1.0

1947 (98.4)

32 (1.6)

1.0

 Divorced/Widowed/ Separated

97 (77.0)

29 (23.0)

2.2 (1.4–3.4); p = 0.001

113 (89.7)

13 (10.3)

5.2 (2.7–9.9), p < 0.001

125 (99.2)

1 (0.8)

0.5 (0.06–3.5); p = 0.71

Substance abuse

 No

1810 (88.3)

239 (11.7)

1.0

2001 (97.7)

48 (2.3)

1.0

2021 (98.4)

28 (1.4)

1.0

 Yes

34 (55.7)

27 (44.3)

6.0 (3.5–10.1); p < 0.001

53 (86.9)

8 (13.1)

6.3 (2.8–13.9); p < 0.001

56 (91.8)

5 (8.2)

6.4 (2.4–17.3); p = 0.002

Psychological distress

 No

1608 (90.6)

166 (9.4)

1.0

1746 (98.4)

28 (1.6)

1.0

1763 (99.4)

11 (0.6)

1.0

 Yes

217 (69.1)

96 (30.9)

4.3 (3.2–5.7); p < 0.001

286 (91.1)

28 (8.9)

6.1 (3.5–10.4); p < 0.001

132 (89.2)

20 (6.4)

10.9 (5.1–22.9); p < 0.001

Poor Self-rated mental health

 No

1616 (89.9)

181 (10.1)

1.0

1767 (98.3)

30 (1.7)

1.0

1784 (99.3)

13 (0.7)

1.0

 Yes

221 (72.7)

83 (27.3)

3.3 (2.5–4.5); p < 0.001

279 (91.8)

25 (8.2)

5.3 (3.1–9.1); p < 0.001

284 (93.4)

20 (6.6)

9.7 (4.7–19.6); p < 0.001

Poor self-rated physical health

 No

1421 (90.7)

145 (9.3)

1.0

1538 (98.2)

28 (1.8)

1.0

1552 (99.1)

14 (0.8)

1.0

 Yes

418 (78.0)

118 (22.0)

2.7 (2.1–3.6); p < 0.001

509 (95.0)

27 (5.0)

2.9 (1.7–4.9); p < 0.001

518 (96.6)

18 (3.4)

3.9 (1.9–7.9); p < 0.001

Health self-efficacy score

  > =80

1265 (91.9)

111 (8.1)

Ref

1358 (98.7)

18 (1.3)

Ref

1371 (99.6)

5 (0.4)

Ref

  < 80

515 (77.9)

146 (22.1)

3.2 (2.5–4.2); p < 0.001

627 (94.9)

34 (5.1)

4.1 (2.2–7.3)

635 (96.1)

26 (3.9)

11.2 (4.2–29.3)

  1. OR (95% CI) Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)