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. 2017 May 8;47(14):2438–2449. doi: 10.1017/S0033291717000940

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.