Table 1.
Socio-demographic factors associated with suicidal ideation
| Any suicidal ideation
n/N (%) |
Any suicidal ideation: multiple logistic
regression OR (95% CI) |
Active
n/N (%) |
Active: multiple logistic regression
OR (95% CI) |
Passive
n/N (%) |
Passive: multiple logistic regression
OR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1051/5922 (17.8) | – | 368/5921 (6.2) | – | 682/5922 (11.5) | – |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 354/2720 (13.0) | 1 [Ref] | 113/2720 (4.2) | 1 [Ref] | 241/2720 (8.9) | 1 [Ref] |
| Female | 697/3202 (21.8) | 1.73 (1.50–2.01) | 255/3201 (8.0) | 1.84 (1.45–2.34) | 441/3202 (13.8) | 1.55 (1.29–1.85) |
| Twin status | ||||||
| Singleton | 392/2016 (19.4) | 1 [Ref] | 123/2016 (6.1) | 1 [Ref] | 269/2016 (13.3) | 1 [Ref] |
| Twin | 659/3906 (16.9) | 0.96 (0.82–1.12) | 245/3905 (6.3) | 1.09 (0.85–1.39) | 413/3906 (10.6) | 0.90 (0.75–1.08) |
| Age category | ||||||
| 15–29y | 315/2199 (14.3) | 1 [Ref] | 134/2198 (6.1) | 1 [Ref] | 180/2199 (8.19) | 1 [Ref] |
| 30–44y | 347/1907 (18.2) | 1.16 (0.96–1.39) | 131/1907 (6.9) | 0.98 (0.75–1.28) | 216/1907 (11.3) | 1.27. (1.01–1.60) |
| 45y+ | 389/1816 (21.4) | 1.13 (0.93–1.37) | 103/18 116 (5.7) | 0.59 (0.43–0.82) | 286/1816 (15.8) | 1.57 (1.25–1.97) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Sinhala | 959/5465 (17.6) | 1 [Ref] | 344/5464 (6.3) | 1 [Ref] | 614/5465 (11.2) | 1 [Ref] |
| Tamil | 42/165 (25.5) | 1.43 (0.93–2.19) | 14/165 (8.5) | 1.17 (0.61–2.23) | 28/165 (17.0) | 1.49 (0.89–2.50) |
| Muslim | 49/272 (18.0) | 0.87 (0.60–1.27) | 10/272 (3.7) | 0.46 (0.22–0.98) | 39/272 (14.3) | 1.18 (0.78–1.79) |
| Other | 1/20 (5.00) | 0.21 (0.03–1.72) | 0/20 (0.0) | NA | 1/20 (5.00) | 0.38 (0.05–3.12) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 304/2006 (15.2) | 1 [Ref] | 113/2005 (5.6) | 1 [Ref] | 190/2006 (9.47) | 1 [Ref] |
| Married | 602/3543 (17.0) | 202/3543 (5.7) | 400/3543 (11.3) | |||
| Previously married a | 145/372 (39.0) | 2.18 (1.69–2.80) | 53/372 (14.3) | 2.64 (1.79–3.89) | 92/372 (24.7) | 1.62 (1.22–2.16) |
| Years at school | ||||||
| 11+ | 511/3724 (13.7) | 1 [Ref] | 192/3723 (5.2) | 1 [Ref] | 318/3724 (8.5) | 1 [Ref] |
| Up to 10 | 531/2156 (24.6) | 1.84 (1.59–2.13) | 174/2156 (8.1) | 1.63 (1.29–2.06) | 357/2156 (16.6) | 1.80 (1.52–2.13) |
| Residence | ||||||
| Semi-urban | 573/3603 (15.9) | 1 [Ref] | 213/3601 (5.9) | 1 [Ref] | 359/3603 (10.0) | 1 [Ref] |
| Urban | 478/2320 (20.6) | 1.29 (1.11–1.51) | 155/2320 (6.7) | 1.16 (0.92–1.48) | 323/2320 (13.9) | 1.32 (1.10–1.57) |
a
Comparing previously married (widowed OR separated OR divorced), with combined group of never married OR married.
Where n differs by 1 or 2 within a row, this is due to missing data. Bold values indicate p < 0.05.