Table 4.

Regression analysis of suicidal ideation of students

		Crude		Adjusted
	n (%)	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI
Sex
Male	90 (48.6)	1.19	0.46-3.09
GHQ
General illness	6 (3.2)	1.79	0.20–16.17
Somatic symptoms	11 (5.9)	6.06**	1.59–23.08	8.58*	1.39–53.03
Sleep disturbance	12 (6.5)	1.84	0.37–9.08
Social dysfunction	2 (1.1)	9.17	0.55–152.90
Anxiety and dysphoria	6 (3.2)	4.77	0.81–27.96
POMS
Tension–anxiety	5 (2.7)	6.39	0.99–40.96
Depression–dejection	13 (7.0)	4.65*	1.28–16.92
Anger–hostility	24 (13.0)	5.11**	1.77–14.74
Vigor	99 (53.5)	1.22	0.47–3.18
Fatigue–inertia	20 (10.8)	5.01**	1.65–15.23
Confusion–bewilderment	29 (15.7)	6.57**	2.38–18.12	15.49**	3.79–63.26
Caregiver
Mother	154 (83.2)	3.45*	1.24–9.65	7.29**	1.71–31.11
GHQ
General illness	19 (10.3)	1.03	0.22–4.85
Somatic symptoms	16 (8.6)	0.56	0.07–4.49
Sleep disturbance	29 (15.7)	1.01	0.28–3.71
Social dysfunction	6 (3.2)	4.77	0.81–27.96
Anxiety and dysphoria	7 (3.8)	3.79	0.68–21.04
Suicidal depression	11 (5.9)	14.86**	3.99–55.33	72.13**	12.60–412.96
POMS
Tension–anxiety	11 (5.9)	2.05	0.41–10.29
Depression–dejection	16 (8.6)	2.21	0.57–8.57
Anger–hostility	24 (13.0)	1.30	0.35–4.82
Vigor	100 (54.1)	1.97	0.71–5.42
Fatigue–inertia	28 (15.1)	3.02*	1.04–8.78
Confusion–bewilderment	31 (16.8)	3.45*	1.24–9.65

Suicidal ideation of students as dependent variable. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval. Adjusted for other factors in multivariate logistic regression analyses with stepwise elimination procedure at the p = 0.05 significance level for entry into the model

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01