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Table 4 Association between suicidal ideation and poor metal health

From: Depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Vietnamese secondary school students and proposed solutions: a cross-sectional study

 

Suicidal behaviors

Univariate logistic regression

Multivariate logistic regression

Sometimes/often n (%)

Never n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

p

Seriously considered suicide

304 (26.3)

850 (73.7)

    

Anxiety (n = 1152)

      

Low anxiety

186 (20.9)

703 (79.1)

-

-

-

-

High anxiety

118 (44.9)

145 (51.1)

3.08 (2.30-4.12)

<0.001

1.84 (1.33-2.57)

<0.001

Depression (n = 1154)

      

Low depressive risk

112 (16.5)

568 (83.5)

-

-

-

-

Possible case of depression

192 (40.5)

282 (59.5)

3.45 (2.63-4.54)

<0.001

2.69 (1.98-3.64)

<0.001

Sex (n = 1157)

      

Male

73 (17.3)

349 (82,7)

-

-

  

Female

231 (42.4)

504 (68,6)

2.19 (1.63-2.95)

<0.001

2.31 (1.66-3.24)

<0.001

Drinking alcohol (n = 1153)

      

None drinker

200 (22.6)

685 (77.4)

-

-

-

-

Drinker

104 (38.8)

164 (61.2)

2.17 (1.62-2.91)

<0.001

2.48 (1.77-3.48)

<0.001

Being abused by parents or other adults in the household (n = 1154)

      

No

247 (23.7)

797 (76.3)

-

-

-

-

Yes

56 (50.9)

54 (49.1)

3.35 (2.24-4.99)

<0.001

2.86 (1.83-4.47)

<0.001

Schools (n = 1157)

      

TDN

84 (21.6)

305 (78.4)

-

-

-

-

CVL

114 (27.2)

305 (72.8)

1.36 (0.98-1.88)

0.064

1.55 (1.08-2.24)

0.019

LTT

106 (30.4)

234 (69.6)

1.58 (1.14-2.21)

0.007

2.11 (1.45-3.10)

<0.001

Having tutor after school (n = 1150)

      

No

45 (21.0)

160 (79.0)

-

-

-

-

Yes

257 (27.5)

679 (72.5)

1.42 (0.99-2.04)

0.054

1.52 (1.02-2.26)

0.040

Serious quarrel with teachers or other staff at school in the past 12 months (n-1154)

      

Never

236 (24.5)

726 (75.5)

-

-

-

-

Sometimes and often

68 (35.4)

124 (64.6)

1.69 (1.21-2.35)

0.002

1.42 (0.97-2.97)

0.068

Planning suicide

144 (12.9)

972 (87.1)

    

Depression (n = 1116)

      

Low depressive risk

36 (5.5)

621 (94.5)

-

-

-

-

Possible case of depression

108 (23.5)

351 (76.5)

5.31 (3.56-7.91)

<0.001

4.44 (2.93-6.76)

<0.001

Sex (n = 118)

      

Male

40 (9.8)

369 (90.2)

-

-

-

-

Female

104 (14.7)

605 (85.3)

1.59 (1.08-2.34)

0.020

1.73 (1.13-2.62)

0.012

Grade (n = 118))

      

10

44 (11.8)

330 (88.2)

-

-

-

-

11

62 (16.5)

314 (83.5)

1.48 (0.98-2.45)

0.064

1.44 (0.92-2.29)

0.112

12

38 (10.3)

330 (89.7)

0.86 (0.55-1.37)

0.532

0.77 (0.46-1.27)

0.300

Drinking alcohol (n = 1116)

      

None drinker

97 (11.3)

758 (88.7)

-

-

-

-

Drinker

47 (18.0)

214 (82.0)

1.72 (1.17-2.51)

0.005

1.56 (1.02-2.38)

0.038

Serious quarrel with teachers or other staff at school in the past 12 months (n = 1115)

      

Never

103 (11.1)

828 (88.9)

-

-

-

-

Sometimes and often

41 (22.3)

143 (77.7)

2.30 (1.54-3.45)

<0.001

1.88 (1.20-2.95)

0.006

Being abused by parents or other adults in the household (n = 1115)

      

No

106 (10.5)

903 (89.5)

-

-

-

-

Yes

37 (34.9)

69 (65.1)

4.57 (2.92-7.14)

<0.001

3.33 (2.04-5.44)

<0.001

Having tutor after school (n = 1111)

      

No

123 (13.7)

778 (86.3)

-

-

-

-

Yes

20 (9.5)

190 (90.5)

1.50 (0.91-2.47)

0.108

1.77 (1.04-3.01)

0.036

Attempted suicide

44 (3.9)

1095 (96.1)

    

Anxiety (n = 1139)

      

Low anxiety

21 (2.4)

859 (97.6)

-

-

-

-

High anxiety

23 (8.9)

236 (91.1)

3.97 (2.17-7.33)

<0.001

2.68 (1.42-5.08)

0.002

Depression (n = 1141)

      

Low depressive risk

11 (1.6)

661 (98.4)

-

-

-

-

Possible case of depression

33 (7.0)

436 (93.0)

4.55 (2.27-9.10)

<0.001

3.39 (1.65-6.98)

0.001

Drinker

      

Drinking alcohol (n = 1141)

      

None drinker

223 (2.6)

854 (97.4)

-

-

-

-

Drinker

21 (8.0)

243 (92.0)

3.21 (1.75-5.88)

<0.001

2.95 (1.58-5.49)

0.001

  1. *Participants were physically or emotionally abused by parents or other adults in the household, or by teachers or other staffs at school in the past 12 months. The Odds ratios with a CI not including 1.00 (before round-off) are given in bold.
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