Table 2.
Relationships between demographic/clinical characteristics and lifetime suicide attempt: overall and by lifetime depression status
|
Demographic/clinical characteristic |
With depression |
Without depression |
Overall |
Overall |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n cases/total (%) |
n cases/total (%) |
n cases/total (%) |
Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
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| OR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |||||
|
Demographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Age |
Under 45 |
12/43 (28) |
6/92 (6.5) |
18/135 (13) |
5.6** |
1.9-17 |
4.7* |
1.2-18 |
| |
45-64 |
17/104 (16) |
8/229 (3.5) |
25/333 (7.5) |
3.0* |
1.0-8.7 |
2.3 |
0.64-7.8 |
| |
65+ |
2/27 (7.4) |
2/123 (1.6) |
4/150 (2.7) |
|
|
|
|
| Gender |
Male |
10/54 (19) |
7/190 (3.7) |
17/244 (7.0) |
0.86 |
0.46-1.6 |
0.94 |
0.43-2.0 |
| |
Female |
21/120 (18) |
9/254 (3.5) |
30/374 (8.0) |
|
|
|
|
| Marital status |
Married/de facto |
11/94 (12) |
8/338 (2.4) |
19/432 (4.4) |
0.26** |
0.14-0.47 |
0.38** |
0.18-0.79 |
| |
Not married |
20/78 (26) |
8/105 (7.6) |
28/183 (15) |
|
|
|
|
| Education |
High school or other |
23/122 (19) |
9/297 (3.0) |
32/419 (7.6) |
1.0 |
0.50-2.0 |
1.1 |
0.45-2.5 |
| |
Didn’t finish school |
7/38 (18) |
5/120 (4.2) |
12/158 (7.6) |
|
|
|
|
| Employment status |
Employed |
17/102 (17) |
6/255 (2.4) |
23/357 (6.4) |
0.67 |
0.37-1.2 |
0.32** |
0.14-0.71 |
| |
Not in workforce |
14/69 (20) |
10/188 (5.3) |
24/257 (9.3) |
|
|
|
|
|
Lifetime DSM-IV diagnoses | ||||||||
| Depressive disorder |
Yes |
31/174 (18) |
- |
31/174 (18) |
5.8** |
3.1-11 |
2.2† |
0.99-4.8 |
| |
No |
- |
16/444 (3.6) |
16/444 (3.6) |
|
|
|
|
| Alcohol disorder |
Yes |
15/52 (29) |
5/82 (6.1) |
20/134 (15) |
3.0** |
1.6-5.5 |
1.4 |
0.64-3.3 |
| |
No |
16/122 (39) |
11/362 (3.0) |
27/484 (5.6) |
|
|
|
|
| Drug use disorder |
Yes |
10/21 (48) |
2/15 (13) |
12/36 (33) |
7.8** |
3.6-17 |
4.3** |
1.4-12.5 |
| |
No |
21/153 (14) |
14/429 (3.3) |
35/582 (6.0) |
|
|
|
|
| Anxiety disorder |
Yes |
26/120 (22) |
13/121 (11) |
39/241 (16) |
8.9** |
4.1-19 |
5.8** |
2.2-15.6 |
| |
No |
5/54 (9.3) |
3/323 (0.93) |
8/377 (2.1) |
|
|
|
|
| PTSD |
Yes |
20/59 (34) |
2/41 (4.9) |
22/100 (22) |
5.6** |
3.0-10 |
1.8 |
0.83-4.0# |
| No | 11/115 (9.6) | 14/403 (3.5) | 25/518 (4.8) | |||||
Note: Overall Odds Ratios (OR) and Confidence Intervals (CI) from unadjusted and adjusted (multivariate).
logistic regressions: †p = .05, *p < .05, **p < .01.
# Significant interaction with depression status < .05.