Influence of stressors and possible pathways of onset of seventh graders’ suicidal ideation in urban and rural areas in Taiwan

Table 2 Logistic regression models for onset of suicidal ideation in 7 ^th graders

	Urban (n=434)^a			Rural (n=512)^a
Degree of pressure from stressors	OR	(95% C.I.)	p	OR	(95% C.I.)	p
*Model 1* ^b
Total score	1.12	(1.06,1.17)	*******	1.13	(1.08,1.18)	*******
*Model 2* ^b
Advancing to high school	0.67	(0.29,1.59)	NS	1.02	(0.47,2.22)	NS
Academic performance	2.13	(0.96,4.71)	NS	2.64	(1.24,5.65)	*
Body shape	4.86	(1.96,12.03)	*******	0.74	(0.25,2.19)	NS
Getting along with teachers	0.90	(0.25,3.22)	NS	1.58	(0.58,4.33)	NS
Talent and skills	1.73	(0.58,5.14)	NS	1.92	(0.73,5.05)	NS
Romantic relationships	1.32	(0.36,4.83)	NS	0.62	(0.17,2.30)	NS
Getting along with friends	5.91	(1.86,18.73)	**	1.73	(0.58,5.16)	NS
Family economic status	1.93	(0.46,8.00)	NS	1.25	(0.34,4.61)	NS
Getting along with parents	0.21	(0.03,1.64)	NS	4.01	(1.25,12.81)	*
*Goodness-of-fit indices*
(1) C	Model 1: 0.71			Model 1: 0.71
(1) C	Model 2: 0.69			Model 2: 0.71
(2) Hosmer and Lemeshow test	Model 1: χ ²=3.38 (df=8, p=NS)			Model 1: χ ²=5.38 (df=8, p=NS)
(2) Hosmer and Lemeshow test	Model 2: χ ²=8.08 (df=8, p=NS)			Model 2: χ ²=4.37 (df=7, p=NS)

Note: ^aBackground factors including sex and perceived family income were controlled in both Model 1 and Model 2. Neither sex nor perceived family income had a significant association with the dependent variable. ^bThe total score for the 9 stressors (ranging from 9 to 45) was used in Model 1. Two categories, high-pressured (participants who answered “greatly” or “very greatly” in response to questions about the degree of pressure from stressors) and low-pressured (participants who did not answer “greatly” or “very greatly”) were used in Model 2. C is one of the goodness-of-fit indices, which is the comparison between the predicted probabilities and the observed responses. It is provided by SAS.
*: P < 0.05; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001; NS: non-significant.

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