TABLE 1.
Predictors of Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adverse Eventsa
| No Event (N=266) | Ideation or Attempt Only (N=37) | NSSI only (N=20) | Ideation or Attempt and NSSI (N=11) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | P2 | |
| Income (in thousands $) | 60 | 0-250 | 85 | 28-500 | 59 | 14-100 | 75 | 35-81 | KW: χ23=7.19, P=.07 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Depression Rating Scale | 58.1a | 103 | 63.2b | 11.0 | 60.5a,b | 10.5 | 57.7a,b | 7.0 | F(3, 330)=2.82, P=.04b |
| Clinical Global Impressions Severity | 4.4a | 0.6 | 4.8b | 0.7 | 4.5a,b | 0.8 | 4.3a,b | 0.5 | F(3, 329)=3.26, P=.02c |
| Children's Global Assessment Scale | 51.1 | 7.6 | 48.5 | 8.2 | 48.6 | 8.2 | 48.4 | 5.8 | F(3, 327)=2.12, P=.10 |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 19.3a | 11.7 | 26.8b | 11.6 | 23.2a,b | 13.3 | 23.6a,b | 14.7 | F(3,327)=4.96, P=.002d |
| Beck Hopelessness Scale | 10.1a | 5.7 | 12.9b | 4.8 | 10.4a,b | 5.5 | 13.5a,b | 4.2 | F(3,323)=3.99, P=.008e |
| Severity of Drug Use | 8.7a | 16.2 | 20.7b | 26.1 | 19.0b | 25.3 | 17.0a,b | 23.2 | KW: χ23=13.06, P=.005g |
| Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire | 38.3a | 20.7 | 56.0b | 22.4 | 54.9b | 26.9 | 48.5a,b | 25.1 | F(3,324)=10.47, P<.001i |
| Suicide Severity Rating Scale – Ideationh | 0.5a | 0.8 | 1.1b | 1.2 | 1.5b | 1.4 | 1.1a,b | 1.2 | KW: χ23=17.64, P=.001i |
| Suicide Severity Rating Scale – Behaviorh | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | KW: χ23=6.64, P=.08 |
| Conflict Behavior - Adolescent | 8.1a | 6.1 | 12.3b | 5.0 | 10.7a,b | 7.4 | 13.0a,b | 5.3 | F(3, 323)=7.57, P<.001j |
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppositional/Conduct | 27 | 10.3 | 5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | Fisher's exact test, P=.43 |
| Drug Use | 134 | 51.1a | 27 | 73.0b | 10 | 50.0a,b | 8 | 72.7a,b | χ23=7.90, P=.05j |
| History of Suicide Attempts | 59 | 22.3 | 10 | 27.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 4 | 36.4 | Fisher's exact test, P=.50 |
| History of NSSI | 83 | 31.8a | 17 | 47.2a,b | 14 | 70.0b,c | 11 | 100.0c | Fisher's exact test, P<.001l |
| Physical Abuse | 30 | 11.5 | 6 | 16.2 | 4 | 21.1 | 3 | 30.0 | Fisher's exact test, P=.15 |
| Sexual Abuse | 41 | 15.8 | 9 | 24.3 | 3 | 15.8 | 2 | 20.0 | Fisher's exact test, P=.56 |
| Physical or Sexual Abuse | 56 | 21.6 | 12 | 32.4 | 7 | 36.8 | 4 | 40.0 | Fisher's exact test, P=.12 |
Values with different subscripts are statistically significantly different.
No event versus ideation, or attempt only: p=0.03.
No event versus ideation or attempt only: p=0.02.
No event versus ideation or attempt only: p=0.002.
No event versus ideation or attempt only: p=0.02.
f No event versus ideation or attempt only: p=0.002; no event versus nonsuicidal self-injury only: p=0.05.
No event versus ideation or attempt only: p<0.001; no event versus nonsuicidal adverse event only: p=0.007.
Total N=153: no event (N=103), ideation or attempt only (N=23), nonsuicidal self-injury only (N=18), nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidal adverse event (N=9).
No event versus ideation or attempt only: p<0.004; no event versus nonsuicidal self-injury only: p<0.001.
No event versus ideation or attempt only: p=0.001.
k No event versus ideation or attempt only: p=0.01.
No event versus nonsuicidal self-injury only: p<0.001; no event versus nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidal adverse event, p<0.001; ideation or attempt only versus nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidal adverse event: p=0.001.