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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2010 Feb 1;15(1):44–51. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00532.x

Table 3.

Logistic regression analyses assessing independence of predictors of ‘suicidal behaviour’ using 2-year follow-up data (i.e. baseline predictors of ‘suicidal behaviour’ at 2-year follow-up)

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) p-value
Gender 2.168 (1.42, 4.83) .002
Child’s age at baseline 1.229 (0.78, 1.93) .372
Special Education 3.769 (2.07, 6.88) .001
Juvenile Justice 1.289 (0.63, 2.63) .485
Depression 2.703 (1.18, 6.19) .019
Disruptive disorder 1.656 (0.96, 2.87) .072
Smoking most days of the week 1.146 (0.62, 2.12) .664
Social support from mother 0.987 (0.96, 1.01) .291
Social support from father 0.996 (0.98, 1.02) .730
Physical abuse 1.042 (0.99, 1.10) .134
Sexual abuse 1.032 (0.97, 1.09) .303
Overall model F = 65.58 .001

Note: ‘Suicidal behaviour’ signifies a ‘yes’ response to both: 1) thinking about death or talking about suicide in the past year and 2) having at least one lifetime suicide attempt