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Table 2 Prevalence and univariate analysis of influence factors of suicidal ideation

From: Prevalence and influence factors of suicidal ideation among females and males in Northwestern urban China: a population-based epidemiological study

Variables

N

Non-suicidal ideation, n (%)

Suicidal ideation, n (%)

p

OR (95 % CI)

All respondents

4291

4107 (95.71)

184 (4.29)

  

Gender

 Male

2349

2264 (96.38)

77 (3.62)

0.024

0.71 (0.52–0.95)a

 Female

1846

1753 (94.96)

93 (5.04)

 

1 (referent)

Age

 20–34

330

318 (96.6)

12 (3.64)

0.966

1 (referent)

 35–44

998

954 (95.59)

44 (4.41)

 

1.22 (0.64–2.34)

 45–54

1013

967 (95.46)

46 (4.54)

 

1.26 (0.66–2.41)

 55–64

693

664 (95.82)

29 (4.18)

 

1.16 (0.58–2.30)

 ≥65

1257

1204 (95.78)

53 (4.22)

 

1.17 (0.62–2.21)

Education

 Junior high school or less

2440

2324 (95.25)

116 (4.75)

0.138

1 (referent)

 High school

1385

1334 (96.32)

51 (3.68)

 

0.77 (0.55–1.07)

 College or above

336

326 (97.02)

10 (2.98)

 

0.61 (0.32–1.18)

Currently married

 No

904

840 (92.92)

64 (7.08)

<0.001

2.10 (1.54–2.88)a

 Yes

3291

3176 (96.51)

115 (3.49)

 

1 (referent)

BMI

     

 <19

279

259 (92.83)

20 (7.17)

0.011

1.92 (1.18–3.12)a

 ≥19 & <25

3464

3330(96.13)

134(3.87)

 

1 (referent)

 ≥25

548

518 (94.53)

30 (5.47)

 

1.44 (0.96–2.16)

Self-rated health

 Good

1833

1771 (96.62)

62 (3.38)

<0.001

1 (referent)

 Fair

1890

1813 (95.93)

77 (4.07)

 

1.21 (0.86–1.71)

 Bad

480

441 (91.88)

39 (8.13)

 

2.53 (1.67–3.82)a

CES-D Scores

 ≥21

1315

1209 (91.94)

106 (8.06)

<0.001

3.51 (2.58–4.78)a

 <21

2914

2843 (97.56)

71 (2.44)

 

1 (referent)

Hope

     

 Hopeful

1866

1810 (97.00)

56 (3.00)

<0.001

1 (referent)

 Fair

943

905 (95.97)

38 (4.03)

 

1.36 (0.89–2.06)

 Hopeless

513

459 (89.47)

54 (10.53)

 

3.80 (2.58–5.60)a

 Unknown

960

925 (96.35)

35 (3.65)

 

1.22 (0.80–1.88)

Health Insurance

 BEMI

1948

1900 (97.54)

48 (2.46)

<0.001

1 (referent)

 Other insurances

897

838 (93.42)

59 (6.58)

 

2.79 (1.89–4.11)a

 Uninsured

1137

1074 (94.46)

63 (5.54)

 

2.32 (1.58–3.41)a

HAE

 ≤10000

1825

1723 (94.41)

102 (5.59)

<0.001

1 (referent)

 >1000& ≤ 20000

1479

1437 (97.16)

42 (2.84)

 

0.49 (0.34–0.71)a

 >20000

987

947 (95.95)

40 (4.05)

 

0.71 (0.49-1.04)

Debts

     

 Yes

3597

3474 (95.68)

123 (3.42)

<0.001

2.72 (1.98–3.74)a

 No

694

633 (91.21)

61 (8.79)

 

1 (referent)

Employment

 Employed

1219

1179 (96.72)

40 (3.28)

0.001

1 (referent)

 Retired

1749

1684 (96.28)

65 (3.72)

 

1.14 (0.76–1.70)

 Unemployed

1235

1161 (94.01)

74 (5.99)

 

1.88 (1.27–2.78)a

Currently smoking

 Yes

1077

1030 (95.64)

47 (4.36)

0.719

1.07 (0.72–1.50)

 No

2946

2825 (95.89)

121 (4.11)

 

1 (referent)

Currently drinking

 Yes

668

632 (94.61)

36 (5.39)

0.126

1.34 (0.92–1.94)

 No

3623

3475 (95.91)

148 (4.09)

 

1 (referent)

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BEMI Basic Employee Medical Insurance, HAE household annual expenditure
  2. P values were associated with chi-square tests for comparing suicidal ideation by predictors
  3. aSignificant ORs