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. 2022 Jul 12;68(5):327–337. doi: 10.1177/07067437221111364

Table 2.

Weighted Logistic Regression Analysis Examining Factors Associated with Suicide Ideation among Adolescents in Ontario (OSDUHS, 2017).

Weighted multivariate OR (95% CI) p-Value Global test of significance
F statistic
School connectedness 1.01 (0.85, 1.20) 0.93 0.01 (p = 0.93)
Wanted to talk about a mental health problem 17.3 (p < 0.001)
Did not know where to turn 1.99 (1.43, 2.75) < 0.001
Knew where to turn (Ref)
Self-esteem (satisfied with self) 22.2 (p < 0.001)
Strongly disagree 5.63 (2.19, 14.48) < 0.001
Somewhat disagree 3.33 (1.38, 8.03) 0.008
Somewhat agree 1.29 (0.64, 2.62) 0.475
Strongly agree (Ref)
Feel worthless 12.5 (p < 0.001)
All of the time 7.89 (3.26, 19.11) < 0.001
Most of the time 11.93 (5.52, 25.8) < 0.001
Some of the time 5.49 (3.04, 9.94) < 0.001
A little of the time 3.73 (2.29, 6.07) < 0.001
None of the time (Ref)
Bullying victimization 4.8 (p = 0.0011)
Daily 2.34 (1.04, 5.24) 0.04
Once a week 2.97 (1.51, 5.86) 0.002
Once a month 1.58 (0.92, 2.72) 0.097
Less than once a month 1.54 (0.88, 2.67) 0.13
Not bullied (Ref)
Cyberbullying victimization 1.42 (p = 0.24)
4 or more times 1.53 (0.78, 3.0) 0.22
2 or 3 times 1.26 (0.73, 2.19) 0.40
Once 1.45 (1.0, 2.11) 0.051
Never (Ref)
Feel hopeless 2.2 (p = 0.074)
All of the time 1.83 (0.37, 9.02) 0.78
Most of the time 2.47 (0.96, 6.36) 0.06
Some of the time 1.06 (0.37, 3.02) 0.91
A little of the time 1.11 (0.55, 2.22) 0.78
None of the time (Ref)
Smoke cigarettes daily 1.29 (p = 0.26)
Yes 1.68 (0.68, 4.12) 0.26
No (Ref)
Drink alcohol 4.1 (p = 0.018)
Regular use 1.67 (0.97, 2.87) 0.064
Occasional use 2.04 (1.26, 3.30) 0.004
No use (Ref)
Smoke cannabis 5.2 (p < 0.001)
20 or more times 1.61 (0.88, 2.97) 0.12
6 to 19 times 2.80 (1.65, 4.76) < 0.001
3 to 5 times 1.88 (0.97, 3.65) 0.062
1 or 2 times 1.07 (0.64, 1.77) 0.80
None (Ref)
Hours of social media per day 1.9 (p = 0.11)
5 or more 0.66 (0.33, 1.32) 0.24
3 or 4 0.51 (0.29, 0.89) 0.019
2 0.59 (0.31, 1.14) 0.12
1 or less 0.83 (0.46, 1.47) 0.51
Do not use or do not use daily (Ref)
Sex 1.39 (p = 0.24)
Female 1.32 (0.83, 2.10) 0.24
Male (Ref)
Grade 2.3 (p = 0.05)
7 (Ref)
8 1.29 (0.75, 2.21) 0.36
9 1.29 (0.67, 2.48) 0.44
10 0.96 (0.51, 1.80) 0.89
11 0.54 (0.25, 1.14) 0.11
12 0.78 (0.40, 1.54) 0.48
Ethnicity 0.7 (p = 0.64)
White (Ref)
Black 1.88 (1.02, 3.46) 0.042
East Asian/Southeast Asian 1.19 (0.67, 2.12) 0.55
South Asian 1.04 (0.52, 2.07) 0.91
West Asian/Arab 1.12 (0.42, 2.98) 0.82
Latino 1.31 (0.66, 2.60) 0.44
Indigenous 0.86 (0.26, 2.78) 0.80
Multiracial 1.18 (0.78, 1.78) 0.43
Region 1.7 (p = 0.17)
GTA (Ref)
North 0.98 (0.62, 1.55) 0.92
West 0.81 (0.54, 1.22) 0.30
East 0.71 (0.51, 0.99) 0.044
Family socioeconomic status 0.94 (0.86, 1.02) 0.15 2.13 (p = 0.15)