Table 2.
Logistic regression analysis of suicidal ideation in 12 months preceding the survey (n = 5,471). Source: Canadian Community Health Survey 1.1 [18].
| Variable | Model 1: Odds ratio depression excluded |
95% Confidence Interval |
Model 2: Odds ratio depression included |
95% Confidence Interval |
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| Demographic characteristics | ||||
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| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Female | 1.54 | (1.15, 2.08) | 1.07 | (0.78, 1.47) |
| Currently attending school/college |
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| Yes | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| No | 1.18 | (0.85, 1.64) | 1.17 | (0.83, 1.64) |
| Race (Self-report) | ||||
| Non-white | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| White | 1.02 | (0.66, 1.59) | 1.09 | (0.69, 1.73) |
| Living arrangement | ||||
| Child with 2 parents | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Child with single parent | 1.71 | (1.18, 2.46) | 1.70 | (1.16, 2.48) |
| Unattached | 1.37 | (0.85, 2.21) | 1.20 | (0.73, 1.99) |
| Other | 1.01 | (0.66, 1.54) | 1.06 | (0.68, 1.66) |
| Not enough to eat due to lack of money |
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| Always enough food | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Sometimes/often not enough | 1.15 | (0.74, 1.77) | 0.82 | (0.51, 1.31) |
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| Risk behaviours | ||||
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| Smoking status | ||||
| Never smoked | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Former or current smoker | 5.03 | (3.41, 7.40) | 4.21 | (2.84, 6.23) |
| Alcohol dependency | ||||
| Not dependent | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Dependent | 2.27 | (1.43, 3.56) | 1.48 | (0.90, 2.43) |
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| Physical health | ||||
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| Self-perceived health | ||||
| Excellent/good health | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Fair/poor health | 1.53 | (0.94, 2.50) | 1.30 | (0.77, 2.19) |
| Activities prevented by pain | ||||
| No activities prevented | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Some activities prevented by pain |
1.99 | (1.18, 3.36) | 1.64 | (0.93, 2.90) |
| Number of chronic conditions | ||||
| No conditions | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| 1 condition | 0.84 | (0.48, 1.49) | 0.83 | (0.46, 1.48) |
| 2 or more conditions | 1.34 | (0.50, 3.56) | 1.06 | (0.37, 3.05) |
| Has asthma | ||||
| No | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Yes | 1.05 | (0.57, 1.94) | 0.95 | (0.50, 1.82) |
| Has back problems | ||||
| No | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Yes | 1.28 | (0.67, 2.45) | 1.31 | (0.66, 2.60) |
| Has migraine headaches | ||||
| No | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| Yes | 1.35 | (0.71, 2.56) | 1.25 | (0.64, 2.45) |
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| Mental health | ||||
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| Depression | ||||
| No | — | — | 1.00 | Reference |
| Yes | 8.97 | (6.49, 12.40) | ||
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| Model characteristics | ||||
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| Chi-Square of the model | 197.7 | 360.1 | ||
| P value of the model | P < .001 | P < .001 | ||
| Nagelkerke Pseudo R-Square |
.127 | .229 | ||