TABLE 4.
Association of religious affiliations with suicidal ideation in the past 12 months among sexual minority college students (ages 18–29), National Research Consortium of Counseling Centers in Higher Education 2006 & 2011
| Sexual Minority |
|
|---|---|
| (n = 2205) |
|
| aOR (95% CI) |
|
| Religious affiliation Universalist/Unitarian | Ref |
| Atheist/Agnostic/Secular | 1.58 (0.60–4.20) |
| Unspecified Christian | 2.84* (1.04–7.72) |
| Catholic | 2.98* (1.01–8.80) |
| Protestant | 2.15 (0.68–6.78) |
| Latter Day Saint | 2.27 (0.34–15.36) |
| Jewish | 1.60 (0.47–5.53) |
| Islam | 0.66 (0.07–6.38) |
| Buddhist | 2.74 (0.79–9.55) |
| Hindu | 3.09 (0.72–13.17) |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
a
Adjusted for gender, international student status, partnership status, race/ethnicity, survey year, and ever taken medication for mental health concerns
*
p < 0.05