Table 2.
Characteristics associated with non-disclosure of suicidal ideation in adults, and results of the backwards selection procedure.
| Non-Disclosure of Suicidal Ideation in Adults—Yes or No (Suicidal Ideation = 719, Non-Disclosure, n = 348) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Multivariate | |||||
| Bivariate 1 | Basic Model 2 | Final Model 3 | ||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| 19–34 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 35–49 years | 0.64 | 0.38–1.06 | 0.65 | 0.36–1.16 | 0.53 | 0.34–81 ** |
| 50–64 years | 1.16 | 0.73–1.83 | 1.47 | 0.81–2.68 | ||
| 65–74 years | 1.70 | 1.03–2.83 * | 2.04 | 1.03–4.02 * | 1.46 | 0.95–2.26 |
| 75 + | 0.93 | 0.55–1.55 | 1.09 | 0.50–2.37 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| female | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| male | 1.13 | 0.84–1.52 | 1.20 | 0.84–1.70 | ||
| Educational level | ||||||
| low | 0.90 | 0.61–1.31 | 1.03 | 0.65–1.63 | ||
| medium | 0.98 | 0.68–1.41 | 1.19 | 0.78–1.82 | ||
| high | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||
| married/cohabiting | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| unmarried | 1.07 | 0.73–1.57 | 1.54 | 0.92–2.56 | ||
| divorced | 1.13 | 0.74–1.72 | 1.43 | 0.85–2.43 | ||
| widowed | 1.47 | 0.93–2.32 | 1.49 | 0.76–2.93 | ||
| Health-related factors | ||||||
| Health status very good-poor health status(1–5) | 0.63 | 0.52–0.75 *** | 0.60 | 0.47–0.76 *** | 0.63 | 0.51–0.78 *** |
| Suicidal ideation a few times-very often (1–4) | 0.46 | 0.37–0.57 *** | 0.45 | 0.34–0.59 *** | 0.48 | 0.37–0.62 *** |
| Psychological distress | ||||||
| mild (10–15) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| moderate (16–29) | 0.85 | 0.52–1.39 | 1.01 | 0.57–1.79 | ||
| severe (30–50) | 0.34 | 0.20–0.57 *** | 0.69 | 0.34–1.39 | 0.63 | 0.42–0.94 * |
| Emotional Loneliness no-severe loneliness (0–6) | 0.99 | 0.92–1.05 | 1.01 | 0.91–1.12 | ||
| Social Loneliness no-severe loneliness (0–5) | 1.13 | 1.05–1.23 ** | 1.25 | 1.11–1.42 *** | 1.29 | 1.17–1.41 *** |
| Excessive drinking | ||||||
| <21/14 units/week | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| ≥21/14 units/week | 0.84 | 0.53–1.33 | 0.72 | 0.42–1.22 | ||
p < 0.05 *, p < 0.01 **, p < 0.001 ***; 1 binary logistic regression; 2 multiple logistic regression; 3 final model including only the strongest factors using a backwards selection procedure.