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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regressions of suicide ideation among females and malesa

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

 

All

Females

Males

Variables

AOR (95 % CI)

p

AOR (95 % CI)

p

AOR (95 % CI)

p

Gender

  

-

 

-

 

 Male

0.83 (0.55–1.24)

0.351

    

 Female

1 (referent)

     

Age

 20–34

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 35–44

1.00 (0.51–2.01)

0.980

0.68 (0.26–1.76)

0.428

1.66 (0.55–5.04)

0.369

 45–54

0.87 (0.43–1.77)

0.705

0.50 (0.18–1.42)

0.195

1.49 (0.49–4.55)

0.488

 55–64

0.93 (0.41–2.09)

0.857

1.16 (0.37–3.46)

0.794

0.94 (0.25–3.49)

0.921

 ≥65

0.74 (0.33–1.67)

0.474

0.78 (0.26–2.34)

0.655

0.78 (0.20–3.01)

0.716

Education

 Junior high school or less

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 High school

0.78 (0.53–1.17)

0.230

1.10 (0.58–2.10)

0.769

0.73 (0.44–1.24)

0.246

 College or above

0.94 (0.46–1.93)

0.881

1.40 (0.50–3.95)

0.522

0.64 (0.22–1.88)

0.418

Currently married

 Noc

1.55 (1.05–2.29)b

0.030

1.84 (1.07–3.15)b

0.027

1.28 (0.69–2.35)

0.436

 Yes

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

BMI

 <19

1.30(0.72–2.32)

0.381

0.78 (0.33–1.85)

0.574

2.03 (0.90–4.58)

0.086

 ≥19 & <25

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 ≥25

1.09 (0.66–1.80)

0.738

0.67 (0.29–1.56)

0.356

1.64 (0.85–3.15)

0.140

Self-rated health

 Good

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 Fair

0.86 (0.58–1.28)

0.458

0.86 (0.48–1.55)

0.622

0.93 (0.54–1.59)

0.781

 Bad

1.13 (0.67–1.91)

0.654

1.01 (0.47–2.14)

0.987

1.31 (0.61–2.80)

0.486

CES-D Scores

      

 ≥21

2.33 (1.61–3.37)b

<0.001

2.79 (1.61–4.83)b

<0.001

1.99 (1.19–3.33)b

0.009

 <21

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

Hope

 Hopeful

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 Fair

0.85 (0.53–1.38)

0.722

0.97 (0.50–1.90)

0.928

0.73 (0.35–1.51)

0.399

 Hopelessc

1.78 (1.12–2.85)b

0.001

1.92 (0.97–3.79)

0.060

1.68 (0.86–3.29)

0.128

 Unknown

0.99 (0.61–1.62)

0.595

0.64 (0.29–1.42)

0.270

1.35 (0.72–2.56)

0.352

Health Insurance

 BEMI

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 Other insurancesc

1.83 (1.15–2.92)b

0.011

1.81 (0.88–3.75)

0.107

1.92 (1.02–3.64)b

0.044

 Uninsured

1.73 (1.07–2.78)b

0.024

2.00 (0.99–4.03)

0.054

1.49 (0.74–3.00)

0.270

HAE

 ≤10,000

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 >10,000& ≤ 20000c

0.94 (0.61–1.43)

0.759

1.55 (0.86–2.77)

0.143

0.52 (0.27–1.00)b

0.050

 >20,000

1.32 (0.85–2.04)

0.217

1.40 (0.71–2.74)

0.328

1.19 (0.66–2.15)

0.554

Debts

 Yesc

2.05 (1.38–3.04)b

<0.001

2.69 (1.53–4.72)b

0.001

1.64 (0.91–2.96)

0.102

 No

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

Employment

 Employed

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

 Retired

1.32 (0.73–2.40)

0.355

1.11 (0.46–2.70)

0.811

1.78 (0.74–4.30)

0.199

 Unemployed

0.97 (0.58–1.62)

0.915

0.99 (0.46–2.15)

0.979

0.95 (0.46–1.98)

0.900

Currently smoking

 Yesc

1.03 (0.64–1.65)

0.899

3.01 (1.20–7.56)b

0.019

0.77 (0.45–1.31)

0.338

 No

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

Currently drinking

 Yesc

1.83 (1.12–2.99)b

0.016

1.86 (0.71–4.88)

0.205

2.01 (1.11–3.64)b

0.022

 No

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 

1 (referent)

 
  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BEMI Basic Employee Medical Insurance, HAE household annual expenditure
  2. aMultivariate logistic models were adjusted age and education as categorical variables in all models
  3. bSignificant AORs
  4. cStatistically significant gender-related difference with suicidal ideation among different predictors