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. 2014 Mar 28;9(3):e86672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086672

Table 3. Logistic regression results showing risk of suicidal behaviors associated with specific adverse experiences in childhood.

Suicidal ideation Suicide attempts
cases Wald p OR 95%CI Wald p OR 95%CI
STEP 1 Gender 53.25 0.00 1.70 1.48–1.96 1.24 0.27 1.19 0.88–1.60
Region 2.10 0.15 0.90 0.78–1.04 4.26 0.04 0.72 0.53–0.98
STEP 2 Divorce of parents 140 13.92 0.00 2.16 1.44–3.28 18.71 0.00 4.06 2.15–7.66
Poor parental relationship 566 95.58 0.00 2.83 2.30–3.49 47.37 0.00 3.86 2.63–5.68
Loss of parent(s) 110 17.92 0.00 2.62 1.68–4.10 16.20 0.00 4.39 2.14–9.02
Financial problems 1307 28.05 0.00 1.62 1.36–1.94 1.64 0.20 1.32 0.86–2.01
Sexual abuse 19 9.83 0.00 4.36 1.74–10.98 11.04 0.00 8.45 2.40–29.78
Severe physical illness 149 19.4 0.00 2.44 1.64–3.62 1.30 0.26 1.71 0.68–4.29

Note. ORs were adjusted for all childhood adversities as well as demographic variables listed in the table.