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Table 5 Factors associated with suicide attempt 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 = 37)

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

Bivariate

Multi-variable (n = 37)

(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

42

0.05

−0.001; 0.001

0.77

   

43

0.04

−0.00; 0.02

0.77

   

Survey Year

42

0.07

−1.16; 1.82

0.66

   

43

0.05

−1.21; 1.67

0.75

   

Income level

41

      

43

      

 HIC

 

Ref

      

Ref

     

 LMIC

 

−0.02

−5.8; 5.30

0.93

    

0.12

−6.19; 11.56

0.51

   

Parental Understanding

39

−0.03

− 0.21; 0.17

0.83

   

40

−0.13

−0.28; 0.12

0.43

   

Injury

42

0.55

0.14; 0.39

< 0.001

   

42

0.63

0.22; 0.50

< 0.001

0.57

0.19; 0.45

< 0.001

Fight

42

0.50

0.18; 0.62

< 0.001

   

43

0.28

−0.01; 0.30

0.07

   

No friends

42

0.63

0.51; 1.17

< 0.001

0.44

0.27; 0.91

< 0.001

43

0.48

0.34; 1.22

< 0.001

0.39

0.27; 1.03

< 0.001

Bullying

42

0.64

0.21; 0.48

< 0.001

0.51

0.15; 0.40

< 0.001

43

0.48

0.11; 0.39

< 0.001

   

Physical Activity

40

0.12

−0.24; 0.56

0.42

   

40

−0.24

−0.44; 0.05

0.12

   

PE Class

38

0.23

−0.06; 0.32

0.17

   

39

0.03

−0.15; 0.18

0.84

   
     

R2

0.62

    

R2

0.56

     

R2(adjusted)

0.56

    

R2(adjusted)

0.49

     

F (6,36)

9.88

< 0.001

    

F (6,36)

7.73

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: β beta