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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants and associations with suicidal ideation(N = 519)

From: Psychosocial Syndemic of suicidal ideation: a cross-sectional study among sexually transmitted infection patients in Shanghai, China

Demographic Characteristics

Number of participants

Had suicidal ideation

n/N

column(%)

n/N

row(%)

OR(95%CI)

Case

 Outpatient

401/519

77.3

98/401

24.4

0.9 (0.5–1.4)

 Inpatient

118/519

22.7

32/118

27.1

1

Age groupa

  < 25

54/519

10.4

25/54

46.3

4.7 (1.6–13.9)**

 25–40

326/519

62.8

85/326

26.1

1.9 (0.7–5.2)

 41–59

107/519

20.6

15/107

14.0

0.9 (0.3–2.6)

  ≥ 60

32/519

6.2

5/32

15.6

1

Sex

 Male

232/519

44.7

50/232

21.6

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

 Female

287/519

55.3

80/287

27.9

1

Educationb

 Middle School or less

114/519

22.0

38/114

33.3

1.6 (0.9–2.5)

 High School

98/519

18.9

18/98

18.4

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

 College degree or above

307/519

59.1

74/307

24.1

1

Current Marital Status

 Married

314/519

60.5

63/314

20.1

0.5 (0.3–0.8)**

 Divorce

32/519

6.2

8/32

25.0

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

 Widowed

10/519

1.9

5/10

50.0

2.0 (0.6–7.3)

 Unmarried (Single)

163/519

31.4

54/163

33.1

1

Income (RMB)c

  ≥ 12,001

123/519

23.7

22/123

17.9

0.4 (0.2–0.8)**

 6001–12,000

168/519

32.4

41/168

24.4

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

 3001–6000

155/519

29.9

42/155

27.1

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

  ≤ 3000

73/519

14.0

25/73

34.2

1

Residence Statusd

 Local

227/519

43.7

41/227

18.1

0.6 (0.4–1.1)

 Stay less than 1 year

85/519

16.4

29/85

34.1

1.5 (0.8–2.7)

 Stay 1–5 year

65/519

12.5

24/65

36.9

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

 Stay more than 5 year

142/519

27.4

36/142

25.4

1

Self-reported sexual orientation

 Not sure

19/519

3.7

6/19

31.6

1.5 (0.6–4.2)

 Homosexual

30/519

5.8

15/30

50.0

3.4 (1.6–7.1)**

 Bisexual

13/519

2.5

4/13

30.8

1.5 (0.5–5.0)

 Heterosexual

457/519

88.0

105/457

23.0

1

Insurance

 Have

466/519

89.8

111/466

23.8

0.6 (0.3–1.0)

 No

53/519

10.2

19/53

35.8

1

HIV Statuse

 Positive

50/519

50/519

18/50

36.0

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

 Unknown

167/519

167/519

43/167

25.7

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

 Negative

302/519

302/519

69/302

22.8

1

Type of STIs

 Gonorrhea

14/519

2.7

2/14

14.3

0.3 (0.1–1.5)

 Syphilis

124/519

23.9

29/124

23.4

0.5 (0.3–1.1)

 Genital warts

247/519

47.6

61/247

24.7

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

 Genital herpes

12/519

2.3

3/12

25.0

0.6 (0.1–2.5)

 Others

72/519

13.9

17/72

23.6

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

 HIV

50/519

9.6

18/50

36.0

1

Have had suicidal ideation in life time

 Yes

130/519

25.0

   

 No

389/519

75.0

   
  1. a,b,c,dClassification in accordance with China’s regulations
  2. eHIV status: unknown including not detected
  3. **p < 0.01