Table 2.
Characteristics of the subjects with/without induced abortion, and with/without past-year suicidal ideation (N = 5115)
| Variables | With induced abortion (n = 792) | Without induced abortion (n = 4323) | p-value | With suicidal ideation (n = 418) | Without suicidal ideation (n = 4697) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Resident City | ||||||
| Shanghai | 344 (43.4%) | 1911 (44.2%) | 0.337 | 170 (40.7%) | 2085 (44.4%) | 0.292 |
| Beijing | 243 (30.7%) | 1395 (32.3%) | 138 (33.0%) | 1500 (31.9%) | ||
| Guangzhou | 205 (25.9%) | 1017 (23.5%) | 110 (26.3%) | 1112 (23.7%) | ||
| Age (years%) | ||||||
| < 20 | 52 (6.6%) | 444 (10.3%) | 0.004 | 49 (11.7%) | 447 (9.5%) | 0.220 |
| 20–25 | 530 (66.9%) | 2823 (65.3%) | 260 (62.2%) | 3093 (65.9%) | ||
| > 25 | 210 (26.5%) | 1056 (24.4%) | 109 (26.1%) | 1157 (24.6%) | ||
| Highest education | ||||||
| Middle school or below | 289 (36.5%) | 1176 (27.2%) | < 0.001 | 155 (37.1%) | 1310 (27.9%) | < 0.001 |
| Senior high school | 451 (56.9%) | 2782 (64.4%) | 230 (55.0%) | 3003 (63.9%) | ||
| College degree or above | 52 (6.6%) | 365 (8.4%) | 33 (7.9%) | 384 (8.2%) | ||
| Income (RMB-yuan) | ||||||
| < 3200 | 246 (31.1%) | 1623 (37.5%) | < 0.001 | 168 (40.2%) | 1701 (36.2%) | 0.236 |
| 3200–4800 | 506 (63.9%) | 2593 (60.0%) | 237 (56.7%) | 2862 (60.9%) | ||
| > 4800 | 40 (5.1%) | 107 (2.5%) | 13 (3.1%) | 134 (2.9%) | ||
| Hometown | ||||||
| Urban | 218 (27.5%) | 1035 (23.9%) | 0.031 | 91 (21.8%) | 1162 (24.7%) | 0.176 |
| Rural | 574 (72.5%) | 3288 (76.1%) | 327 (78.2%) | 3535 (75.3%) | ||
| Years in the working place | ||||||
| < 1 | 359 (45.3%) | 1878 (43.4%) | 0.101 | 217 (51.9%) | 2020 (43.0%) | 0.001 |
| 1–5 | 107 (13.5%) | 504 (11.7%) | 52 (12.4%) | 559 (11.9%) | ||
| > 5 | 326 (41.2%) | 1941 (44.9%) | 149 (35.6%) | 2118 (45.1%) | ||
| Psychosocial characteristics | ||||||
| Tobacco use-past month | ||||||
| No | 726 (91.7%) | 4120 (95.3%) | < 0.001 | 403 (96.4%) | 4443 (94.6%) | 0.110 |
| Yes | 66 (8.3%) | 203 (4.7%) | 15 (3.6%) | 254 (5.4%) | ||
| Alcohol use-past month | ||||||
| No | 557 (70.3%) | 3576 (82.7%) | < 0.001 | 306 (73.2%) | 3827 (81.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 235 (29.7%) | 747 (17.3%) | 112 (26.8%) | 870 (18.5%) | ||
| Daily Internet use-past month | ||||||
| No | 696 (87.9%) | 3859 (89.3%) | 0.250 | 345 (82.5%) | 4210 (89.6%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 96 (12.1%) | 464 (10.7%) | 73 (17.5%) | 487 (10.4%) | ||
| Attitude toward premarital pregnancy | ||||||
| Positive | 321 (40.5%) | 725 (16.8%) | < 0.001 | 108 (25.8%) | 938 (20.0%) | 0.004 |
| Negative | 471 (59.5%) | 3598 (83.2%) | 310 (74.2%) | 3759 (80.0%) | ||
| Attitude toward multiple induced abortion | ||||||
| Positive | 47 (5.9%) | 109 (2.5%) | < 0.001 | 23 (5.5%) | 133 (2.8%) | 0.002 |
| Negative | 745 (94.1%) | 4214 (97.5%) | 395 (94.5%) | 4564 (97.2%) | ||
| Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale | ||||||
| High self-esteem (score > =15) | 679(85.7%) | 3883 (89.8%) | 0.017 | 310(74.2%) | 4204(89.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Low self-esteem (score < 15) | 113(14.3%) | 440 (10.2%) | 108(25.8%) | 493(10.5%) | ||
| UCLS Loneliness Scale | ||||||
| Low loneliness (score < =17%) | 598 (75.5%) | 3287 (76.0%) | 0.748 | 196 (46.9%) | 3689 (78.5%) | < 0.001 |
| High loneliness (score > 17) | 194 (24.5%) | 1036 (24.0%) | 222 (53.1%) | 1008 (21.5%) | ||
| Mental disorders | ||||||
| GAD-anxiety | ||||||
| Non-anxiety group (score < 10) | 701 (88.5%) | 3805 (88.0%) | 0.694 | 333 (79.7%) | 4173 (88.8%) | < 0.001 |
| Anxiety group (score > =10) | 91 (11.5%) | 518 (12.0%) | 85 (20.3%) | 524 (11.2%) | ||
| CESD-depression | ||||||
| Non-depression group (score < 20) | 494 (62.4%) | 2757 (63.8%) | 0.451 | 177 (42.3%) | 3074 (65.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Depression group (score > =20) | 298 (37.6%) | 1566 (36.2%) | 241 (57.7%) | 1623 (34.6%) | ||
| Induced abortion | ||||||
| No | – | – | – | 310 (74.2%) | 4013 (85.4%) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | – | – | 108 (25.8%) | 684 (14.6%) | ||
| Suicidal ideation-past year | ||||||
| No | 684 (86.4%) | 4013 (92.8%) | < 0.001 | – | – | – |
| Yes | 108 (13.6%) | 310 (7.2%) | – | – | ||