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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 Oct 16;34(1):122–129. doi: 10.1002/gps.4999

Table 2:

Multivariable Relationships between Correlates/Outcomes and Suicidal Ideation

t SE p-value AOR 95% CI
Sociodemographics
 Age Group 0.13 0.13 0.90 1.02 0.79-1.31
 Race/Ethnicity −2.14 0.04 0.038 0.92 0.85-0.99
 Income −3.06 0.03 0.004 0.89 0.82-0.96
 Marital Status −2.51 0.05 0.015 0.86 0.76-0.97
 Education −0.05 0.07 0.98 1.00 0.88-1.14
 Employment Status −2.09 0.06 0.042 0.88 0.77-0.99
 Sexual Orientation 0.93 0.15 0.36 1.13 0.86-1.49
Physical Health
 Past-Year Hospitalization 1.79 0.24 0.08 1.37 0.96-1.96
 Self-Reported Health 1.34 0.09 0.19 1.12 0.95-1.32
 Past-Year Cancer 0.72 0.54 0.48 1.34 0.59-3.02
Mental Health
 Past-Year SPD 8.23 0.80 < 0.001 4.42 3.08-6.35
 Past-Year MDE 6.00 0.06 < 0.001 2.53 1.86-3.46
 Mental Health Impairment 7.21 0.03 < 0.001 1.23 1.16-1.30
Alcohol Use
 No Past-Year Use ----------------Reference Group---------------
 Past-Year Use, without Use Disorder −0.24 0.15 0.81 0.96 0.70-1.32
 Past-Year Alcohol Use Disorder 2.85 0.48 0.006 1.99 1.23-3.23
Nicotine Use
 Nicotine Dependence 0.38 0.21 0.71 1.08 0.73-1.59
Marijuana Use
 No Past-Year Use ----------------Reference Group---------------
 Past-Year Use, without Use Disorder 0.79 0.21 0.44 1.15 0.80-1.65
 Past-Year Cannabis Use Disorder 2.67 1.72 0.01 3.59 1.37-9.39
Benzodiazepine Use and Misuse
 No Past-Year Use ----------------Reference Group---------------
 Past-Year Use, without Misuse 0.33 0.18 0.74 1.06 0.75-1.49
 Past-Year Misuse 2.05 0.68 0.046 2.00 1.01-3.94
Opioid Use and Misuse
 No Past-Year Use ----------------Reference Group---------------
 Past-Year Use, without Misuse 0.02 0.16 0.99 1.00 0.73-1.37
 Past-Year Misuse 2.24 0.50 0.03 1.84 1.07-3.19

Source: NSDUH, 2015-2016 cohorts.

Abbreviations: SE = Standard Error, OR = Odds Ratio, SUD = Substance Use Disorder, SPD = Serious Psychological Distress, MDE = Major Depressive Episode