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Table 4 Factors associated with suicidal ideation by sex, 16–17 years of age

From: Suicidal behaviours among adolescents from 90 countries: a pooled analysis of the global school-based student health survey

 

Girls aged 16–17 years

Boys aged 16–17 years

Bivariate

Multi-variable (n = 39)

(adjusted for survey sample size, survey year and country income level)

Bivariate

Multi-variable (n = 39)

(adjusted for survey sample size, survey year and country income level)

Variable

n

β

95% CI

p-value

β

95% CI

p-value

n

β

95% CI

p-value

β

95% CI

p-value

Survey Sample Size

43

0.07

−0.001;0.001

0.64

   

44

−0.03

−0.00; 0.001

0.82

   

Survey Year

43

0.12

−1.01;2.23

0.43

   

44

−0.03

−1.12; 1.02

0.86

   

Income level

42

      

43

      

 HIC

 

Ref

            

 LMIC

 

−0.22

−9.59;1.46

0.15

    

0.06

−5.80; 8.31

0.84

   

Parental Understanding

40

−0.09

−0.27;0.15

0.57

   

41

−0.16

−0.23; 0.07

0.30

   

Serious Injury

43

0.12

−0.10; 0.23

0.43

  

42

0.52

0.11; 0.35

< 0.001

   

Physical Fight

43

0.10

−0.20; 0.37

0.52

  

43

0.50

0.09; 0.32

< 0.001

0.59

0.15; 0.34

< 0.001

No friends

43

0.31

0.02; 0.94

0.04

0.39

0.18; 1.05

0.006

44

0.36

0.03; 0.27

0.002

0.53

0.39; 0.98

< 0.001

Being Bullied

43

0.14

−0.11; 0.27

0.38

   

43

0.41

0.05; 0.29

0.01

   

Physical Activity

41

0.37

0.11; 0.97

0.02

   

42

−0.13

−0.28; 0.11

0.39

   

Phys.Ed. Class

39

−0.01

− 0.22, 0.21

0.97

   

40

−0.01

− 0.13; 0.12

0.94

   
     

R2

0.32

    

R2

0.55

     

R2(adjusted)

0.23

    

R2(adjusted)

0.48

     

F (5,38)

3.59

P = 0.01

    

F (6, 38)

7.74

P < 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: β beta