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. 2018 Nov 15;15(11):2558. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112558

Table 3.

Association between sexual minority status and suicide attempts among male adolescents, stratified by BMI category (N = 72,409).

Variable Normal Weight Underweight Overweight Obesity
Suicide Attempts Suicide Attempts Suicide Attempts Suicide Attempts
AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Sexual minority status
 Heterosexual males 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Sexual minority males a 1.78 (1.56–2.02) *** 1.82 (1.43–2.33) *** 1.40 (1.01–1.92) *** 2.15 (1.09–4.24) ***

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; AOR, adjusted odds ratios; CI, confidence intervals. a Sexual minority males included male adolescents who reported same-sex, both-sexes or unsure attraction. All the models were adjusted for age, academic pressure, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, school victimization, and depressive symptoms. *** p < 0.001.