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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2018 Oct 22;58(1):117–127. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.031

Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Regression of Suicidal Ideation (SI) or Suicidal Behaviors (SB) versus Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) versus No SI/SB/NSSI by Psychopathology and Severity Characteristics Covarying for Age, Gender, and Major Deprssive Disorder (MDD) Severity

Total
(N=314)
No SI/SB/NSSI
(n=203)
NSSI
(n=50)
SI/SB
nN=61)
Omnibus Test SI/SB
vs. No
NSSI
vs. No
SI/SB
vs. NSSI
Diagnoses % n % n % n % n χ2 p OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
MDD or MDD NOS 75.8 238/314 69.0 140/203 86.0 43/50 90.2 55/61 4.11 0.1278
ADHD 28.0 72/257 27.9 44/158 24.4 11/45 31.5 17/54 0.68 0.7112
ODD 48.2 123/255 42.3 66/156 65.9 29/44 50.9 28/55 5.89 0.0527
CD 2.8 7/251 2.6 4/153 2.3 1/44 3.7 2/54 0.94 0.6247
PTSD 2.8 7/251 2.6 4/153 2.3 1/44 3.7 2/54 1.01 0.6029
Diagnostic Severity Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD χ2 p OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
MDD core scorea 4.21 2.02 3.92 2.04 4.72 1.93 4.77 1.83 11.76 0.0028 1.25 (1.07, 1.46)b 1.25 (1.05, 1.47) b 1.00 (0.81, 1.23)
SI/Behaviors sum score 0.47 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.43 1.66 -- --
Total
(N=254)
No SI/SB/NSSI
(n=156)
NSSI
(n=44)
SI/SB
(n=54)
Omnibus Test SI/SB
vs. No
NSSI
vs. No
SI/SB
vs. NSSI
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD χ2 p OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Irritability/temper sum score 6.80 1.73 6.61 1.74 7.50 1.36 6.80 1.87 6.85 0.0326 1.08 (0.89, 1.30) (1.08, 1.76) b 0.78 (0.59, 1.03)
Total
(N=274)
No
SI/SB/NSSI
(n=169)
NSSI
(n=47)
SI/SB
(n=58)
Omnibus Test SI/SB
vs. No
NSSI
vs. No
SI/SB
vs. NSSI
Diagnostic Severity Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD χ2 p OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
CBCL Internalizing 66.54 8.41 66.34 8.71 67.66 6.98 66.21 8.65 0.97 0.6149
CBCL Externalizing 65.95 10.19 64.60 10.45 69.53 7.87 66.95 10.43 7.74 0.0209 1.02 (0.99, 1.06) 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) b 0.97 (0.93, 1.02)
Total
(N=314)
No
SI/SB/NSSI
(N=203)
NSSI
(N=50)
SI/SB
(N=61)
Omnibus Test SI/SB
vs. No
NSSI
vs. No
SI/SB
vs. NSSI
MDD Symptoms % n % n % n % n χ2 p OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Depressed mood 86.6 272 82.8 168 94.0 47 93.4 57 7.74 0.0208 3.68 (1.19, 11.39) 3.13 (0.92, 10.68) 1.18 (0.24, 5.76)
Anhedonia, boredom, or amotivation 53.2 167 51.7 105 54.0 27 57.4 35 0.84 0.6561
 Boredom 26.8 84 23.2 47 26.0 13 39.3 24 3.75 0.1531
 Anhedonia 39.0 122 37.6 76 44.0 22 39.3 24 0.72 0.6967
 Amotivation 40.1 126 39.4 80 40.0 20 42.6 26 0.41 0.8153
Insomnia or hypersomnia 55.4 174 53.2 108 68.0 34 52.5 32 3.13 0.2087
Total
(N=314)
No
SI/SB/NSSI
(n=203)
NSSI
(n=50)
SI/SB
nn=61)
Omnibus Test SI/SB
vs. No
NSSI
vs. No
SI/SB
vs. NSSI
MDD Symptoms % n % n % n % n χ2 p OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Fatigue, lack of energy, or tiredness 32.2 101 31.0 63 38.0 19 31.2 19 1.10 0.5766
Decreased concentration or indecision 45.4 142 39.6 80 50.0 25 60.7 37 7.44 0.0243 2.26 (1.21, 4.19) b 1.56 (0.83, 2.92) 1.45 (0.66, 3.20)
Appetite or weight change 31.6 99 25.7 52 38.0 19 45.9 28 10.56 0.0051 2.74 (1.44, 5.19) b 1.78 (0.92, 3.42) 1.54 (0.69, 3.44)
Psychomotor agitation/retardation 19.2 154 46.0 93 58.0 29 52.5 32 2.41 0.2994
Feelings of worthlessness 57.5 180 53.0 107 52.0 26 77.1 47 5.51 0.0636
Excessive/inappropriate guilt 44.4 139 41.6 84 54.0 27 45.9 28 2.74 0.2539
Recurrent thoughts of death 20.1 63 16.8 34 12.0 6 37.7 23 16.90 0.0002 3.90 (1.93, 7.86) b 0.70 (0.27, 1.77) 5.61 (1.97, 15.99) b
Death themes in play 11.8 37 7.4 15 16.0 8 23.0 14 8.05 0.0179 3.16 (1.35, 7.39) b 2.39 (0.94, 6.09) 1.33 (0.47, 3.71)
Non-suicidal self-injurious behavior 21.3 67 0.0 0 100.0 50 27.9 17 -- --

Note: OR = odds ratio

a

MDD core score did not include suicide symptom; Models of MDD symptoms only covaried for age and gender.

b

Significant after false discovery rate correction