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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2011 Mar;25(1):180–184. doi: 10.1037/a0020936

Table 1.

Univariate and Multivariate Results of Multi-nominal Regression Models Predicting Lifetime Suicide Ideation and Attempt

Variable Univariate Results Multivariate Results
Ideation Attempt Ideation Attempt
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Demographic Variables
Male 1.11 0.72, 1.70 0.40** 0.28, 0.56 1.03 0.64, 1.64 0.31** 0.21, 0.46
Female 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Age 1.00 0.98, 1.01 1.00 0.99, 1.02 - -
Black, non-Hispanic 1.19 0.83, 1.70 1.06 0.68, 1.65 - -
Other race/ethnicity 0.81 0.43, 1.54 0.72 0.32, 1.65 - -
White, non-Hispanic 1.00 1.00 - -
Education < 12 years 1.50* 1.01. 2.23 1.57* 1.09, 2.26 1.56* 1.03, 2.39 1.55* 1.03, 2.31
Education ≥ 12 years 1.00 1.00 1.00
Substance Use/Depression
Primary substance cocaine 1.31 0.86, 2.00 1.21 0.82, 1.77 - -
Primary substance other 1.37 0.87, 2.15 0.97 0.63, 1.49 - -
Primary substance alcohol 1.00 1.00 - -
Breadth of Drug Use 1.16* 1.02, 1.31 1.19* 1.05, 1.34 1.02 0.89, 1.17 1.08 0.94, 1.23
AUDIT score 1.02* 1.01, 1.04 1.03* 1.02, 1.05 1.01 0.99, 1.03 1.02* 1.00, 1.04
PHQ-9 scorea 1.09* 1.06, 1.12 1.09* 1.06, 1.12 1.05** 1.02, 1.09 1.05** 1.02, 1.09
Social Connectedness
Belongingness 0.96** 0.95, 0.98 0.97** 0.96, 0.98 0.98* 0.96, 1.00 0.98* 0.97, 1.00
Perceived social support 0.98** 0.97, 0.99 0.98** 0.96, 0.99 0.99 0.98, 1.01 0.98** 0.97, 0.99
Interpersonal Conflict 1.03** 1.02, 1.05 1.02** 1.01, 1.03 1.02** 1.01, 1.04 1.00 0.99, 1.02
Living Status
 Living alone 1.33 0.86, 2.05 1.57* 1.04, 2.35 1.40 0.88, 2.22 1.74* 1.11, 2.72
 Other living arrangementsb 1.44 0.91, 2.29 2.17** 1.44, 3.29 1.26 0.77, 2.06 2.21** 1.41, 3.47
 Living with familyc 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Note. Individuals with lifetime suicide ideation without attempt (Ideation; N=168) and those with suicide attempt (Attempt; N=207) are each compared with non-suicidal participants (N=439); OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; PHQ-9 = Physicians Health Questionnaire;

a

PHQ-9 score was calculated without one suicide item;

b

Incarcerated/Jail/Prison, Homeless, Psychiatric unit, Inpatient alcohol/drug treatment, and other;

c

Living with partner/significant other, living with partner and children, living with children, living with other family.

*

p<.05.

**

p<.01.