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Table 6 Association between depressed mood, suicidal behaviors, and health risk behaviors of adolescents by gender, unadjusted relative risk

From: Depressed mood, suicidal behaviors, and health risk behaviors among youths in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: the 2017 CNMI Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Depressed mood

Suicide ideation

Suicide plan

Suicide attempt

Health risk behaviors

Female

(nā€‰=ā€‰472), RR

(95% CI)

Male

(nā€‰=ā€‰332), RR

(95% CI)

Female

(nā€‰=ā€‰347), RR

(95% CI)

Male

(nā€‰=ā€‰195), RR

(95% CI)

Female

(nā€‰=ā€‰336), RR

(95% CI)

Male

(nā€‰=ā€‰218), RR

(95% CI)

Female

(nā€‰=ā€‰193), RR

(95% CI)

Male

(nā€‰=ā€‰92), RR

(95% CI)

Violence

Carried a weapon

1.49 (0.99, 2.22)

1.15 (0.90, 1.45)

1.32 (0.88, 1.96)

1.28 (1.03, 1.61)

1.45 (1.02, 2.04)

1.11 (0.93, 1.30)

1.47 (0.88, 2.44)

1.25 (1.00, 1.56)

Physical fight

1.72 (1.32, 2.22)

1.35 (1.18, 1.56)

1.43 (1.15, 1.79)

1.14 (1.05, 1.23)

1.45 (1.22, 1.75)

1.22 (1.11, 1.33)

1.61 (1.35, 1.96)

1.14 (1.05, 1.22)

Forced sexual intercourse

2.33 (1.67, 3.23)

1.45 (1.14, 1.85)

1.52 (1.22, 1.85)

1.33 (1.12, 1.59)

1.32 (1.14, 1.54)

1.30 (1.09, 1.54)

1.28 (1.15, 1.43)

1.30 (1.11, 1.54)

Physical dating violence

2.17 (1.22, 3.85)

1.64 (1.16, 2.27)

1.67 (1.14, 2.50)

1.85 (1.41, 2.44)

1.72 (1.23, 2.38)

1.85 (1.33, 2.56)

1.79 (1.25, 2.56)

1.96 (1.35, 2.78)

Bullied on school property

1.67 (1.37, 2.04)

1.56 (1.30, 1.85)

1.43 (1.23, 1.64)

1.23 (1.10, 1.39)

1.35 (1.20, 1.52)

1.35 (1.20, 1.54)

1.25 (1.14, 1.37)

1.06 (1.00, 1.12)

Substance use

Current smoking

2.38 (1.67, 3.45)

1.08 (0.93, 1.22)

1.75 (1.37, 2.27)

1.08 (0.98, 1.19)

1.54 (1.27, 1.89)

1.05 (0.97, 1.15)

1.67 (1.30, 2.17)

1.15 (1.06, 1.25)

Current alcohol use

1.59 (1.27, 2.00)

1.14 (0.99, 1.30)

1.30 (1.12, 1.49)

1.09 (0.99, 1.19)

1.28 (1.11, 1.47)

1.11 (1.01, 1.22)

1.25 (1.09, 1.43)

1.10 (1.02, 1.19)

Current marijuana use

1.47 (1.20, 1.82)

1.05 (0.93, 1.18)

1.25 (1.11, 1.43)

1.09 (1.00, 1.18)

1.19 (1.08, 1.32)

1.01 (0.94, 1.09)

1.14 (1.03, 1.25)

1.04 (0.98, 1.10)

Ever cocaine use

0.92 (0.51, 1.64)

1.39 (1.02, 1.89)

0.80 (0.62, 1.47)

1.19 (0.96, 1.47)

1.01 (0.62, 1.61)

1.27 (0.97, 1.64)

1.67 (0.72, 3.85)

1.75 (1.23, 2.50)

Ever heroin use

1.06 (0.52, 2.17)

2.27 (1.37, 3.85)

1.22 (0.68, 2.17)

1.30 (1.01, 1.67)

1.61 (0.76, 3.45)

1.82 (1.22, 2.70)

1.79 (0.72, 4.35)

2.78 (1.47, 5.26)

Ever methamphetamine use

0.83 (0.52, 1.32)

1.69 (1.12, 2.50)

1.28 (0.67, 2.44)

1.19 (0.95, 1.52)

1.49 (0.78, 2.86)

1.56 (1.16, 2.13)

2.13 (0.70, 6.67)

2.04 (1.47, 2.78)

Sexual behavior

Currently sexually active

1.25 (1.02, 1.52)

1.01 (0.89, 1.14)

1.27 (1.10, 1.47)

1.10 (1.01, 1.20)

1.20 (1.06, 1.35)

1.04 (0.96, 1.14)

1.20 (1.08, 1.33)

1.10 (1.01, 1.19)

Sex with 4 or more in life

1.89 (1.00, 3.45)

1.20 (0.95, 1.54)

1.15 (0.85, 1.54)

1.12 (0.93, 1.35)

1.04 (0.82, 1.32)

1.05 (0.92, 1.20)

1.20 (0.95, 1.54)

1.18 (1.03, 1.35)

Early risk-taking behavior

Smoking under age 13

1.20 (1.01, 1.43)

1.04 (0.93, 1.18)

1.23 (1.04, 1.47)

1.09 (1.00, 1.19)

1.22 (1.05, 1.43)

1.12 (1.03, 1.23)

1.10 (0.98, 1.23)

1.04 (0.97, 1.12)

Drinking under age 13

1.33 (1.05, 1.69)

1.08 (0.93, 1.23)

1.23 (1.08, 1.41)

1.11 (1.00, 1.23)

1.27 (1.10, 1.45)

1.14 (1.03, 1.25)

1.11 (1.00, 1.22)

1.10 (1.02, 1.18)

Marijuana use under age 13

1.14 (0.87, 1.49)

1.10 (0.96, 1.27)

1.19 (0.98, 1.45)

1.02 (0.93, 1.12)

1.16 (0.98, 1.37)

1.01 (0.91, 1.11)

1.27 (1.08, 1.52)

1.09 (1.00, 1.19)

Sex under age 13

1.39 (0.80, 2.38)

1.06 (0.84, 1.33)

1.20 (0.84, 1.72)

1.02 (0.88, 1.19)

1.09 (0.81, 1.43)

0.97 (0.85, 1.09)

1.02 (0.84, 1.23)

1.05 (0.92, 1.22)

  1. Note. RR relative risk, CIā€‰=ā€‰confidence interval. The numbers in bold indicate significance at pā€‰<ā€‰0.05