Table 2.

Summary of Logistic Regression Analyses for Variables Predicting Lifetime Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts

Variable	Suicidal ideation (n = 191)		Suicide attempt (n = 56)
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age
18–24	1.00		1.00
25–34	1.28	[0.72, 2.29]	1.25	[0.47, 3.30]
35–49	0.91	[0.47, 1.75]	0.42	[0.14, 1.26]
50–64	0.77	[0.39, 1.49]	0.34	[0.11, 1.09]
65 or above	0.51	[0.18, 1.46]	0.09*	[0.01, 0.68]
Female	1.42*	[1.03, 1.96]	2.32*	[1.08, 4.97]
Ethnic origin
Chinese	1.00		1.00
Vietnamese	0.71	[0.42, 1.21]	0.65	[0.30, 1.43]
Filipino	0.86	[0.51, 1.46]	0.59	[0.22, 1.58]
Other Asian	0.59*	[0.38, 0.93]	0.60	[0.27, 1.32]
Marital status
Married	1.00		1.00
Never married	2.16***	[1.45, 3.22]	0.51	[0.24, 1.11]
Divorced/separated/widowed	1.29	[0.65, 2.54]	1.22	[0.63, 2.35]
Education
Less than 11 years	1.04	[0.57, 1.90]	1.08	[0.35, 3.39]
12 years	0.90	[0.56, 1.46]	1.04	[0.31, 3.41]
13–15 years	1.14	[0.70, 1.87]	1.02	[0.45, 2.30]
16 years or more	1.00		1.00
Household poverty (yes)	1.26	[0.73, 2.17]	1.76	[0.75, 4.10]
Nativity
U.S. born	1.00		1.00
Foreign born	0.94	[0.61, 1.44]	1.50	[0.54, 4.17]
Lifetime psychiatric disorders
Neither a depressive nor anxiety disorder	1.00		1.00
Depressive disorder only	3.84***	[2.01, 7.36]	8.81***	[3.25, 23.91]
Anxiety disorder only	4.82***	[2.93, 7.93]	7.84***	[2.61, 23.53]
Depressive and anxiety disorders	6.42***	[3.67, 11.23]	4.35*	[1.12, 16.90]
No. of chronic conditions
None	1.00		1.00
One to two	1.09	[0.83, 1.43]	0.64	[0.33, 1.24]
Three or more	1.97*	[1.10, 3.53]	3.33	[0.98, 11.32]
Family conflict	2.17**	[1.35, 3.50]	3.15***	[1.73, 5.76]
Discrimination	1.52***	[1.25, 1.85]	1.46*	[1.04, 2.04]
Ethnic identity	0.74	[0.54, 1.02]	0.31***	[0.18, 0.53]

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.