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Table 2 Effect of participant demographics and traits on suicide ideation and planning

From: Sensation seeking as a potential screening tool for suicidality in adolescence

 

OR for suicide planning

OR for suicide ideation

COR

95 % CI

AORa

95 % CI

COR

95 % CI

AORa

95 % CI

Gender

 Male

1.09

0.89–1.33

1.02

0.80–1.30

1.03

0.89–1.19

0.96

0.81–1.14

 Female

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Grade

 1st middle school

1.48

0.98–2.29

2.05

1.24–3.49

1.29

0.95–1.76

1.64

1.15–2.35

 2nd middle school

1.37

0.92–2.09

1.76

1.10–2.94

1.30

0.98–1.74

1.57

1.13–2.19

 3rd middle school

1.23

0.80–1.93

1.68

1.00–2.89

1.01

0.73–1.39

1.29

0.90–1.86

 1st high school

0.96

0.66–1.43

1.16

0.75–1.88

0.84

0.45–1.10

0.97

0.82–1.31

 2nd high school

0.89

0.61–1.34

1.11

0.71–1.81

0.73

0.55–0.96

0.92

0.60–1.12

 3rd high school

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Family income

 1

1.79

1.14–2.68

1.67

1.01–2.64

1.49

1.04–2.11

1.40

0.94–2.04

 2

1.34

1.00–1.78

1.30

0.93–1.80

1.35

1.09–1.66

1.35

1.06–1.70

 3

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 4

1.42

1.10–1.81

1.16

0.87–1.56

1.41

1.17–1.70

1.19

0.96–1.47

 5

1.27

0.80–1.92

0.81

0.46–1.33

1.39

1.01–1.89

0.96

0.66–1.38

No. of siblings

 1

1.34

1.00–1.76

1.18

0.84–1.64

  

0.99

0.76–1.27

 2

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 ≥3

1.15

0.89–1.46

1.11

0.83–1.46

  

1.15

0.94–1.40

 Sensation seeking

1.13

1.08–1.19

1.10

1.04–1.16

1.10

1.06–1.14

1.06

1.02–1.11

Symptoms

 Non-depressive

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 Depressive

2.82

2.27–3.51

2.85

2.25–3.62

2.97

2.51–3.52

3.00

2.51–3.60

  1. aAdjusted for gender, grade, income, number of siblings, sensation seeking, and depressive symptom