Table 4.
Logistic regression for predictors of suicide attempts in boys and girls
| Variables | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)a | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)a | |
| Socio-demographics | ||||
| Age in years | ||||
| 13 or less | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | |
| 14 | 0.94 (0.40, 2.20) | 1.08 (0.44, 2.68) | 0.70 (0.42, 1.17) | 0.70 (0.33, 1.53) |
| 15 | 0.72 (0.34, 1.51) | 0.46 (0.22, 0.95) | 0.97 (0.60, 1.57) | 0.60 (0.27, 1.32) |
| 16 or more | 0.38 (0.12, 1.20) | 0.25 (0.06, 1.12) | 0.77 (0.23, 2.53) | 0.82 (0.19, 3.55) |
| Hunger | ||||
| Never | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | |
| Rarely | 1.05 (0.50, 2.17) | 0.58 (0.17, 1.99) | 1.71 (1.11, 2.64) | 2.11 (1.19, 3.74) |
| Sometimes/mostly/always | 2.16 (1.13, 4.11) | 0.64 (0.29, 1.43) | 1.69 (0.99, 2.86) | 1.17 (0.59, 2.32) |
| Internalizing problems | ||||
| No close friends | 2.91 (1.45, 5.85)* | 2.02 (0.70, 5.84) | 2.01 (0.91, 4.42) | 1.37 (0.43, 4.36) |
| Loneliness | 6.76 (2.50, 18.31)** | 7.36 (1.44, 37.58) | 6.08 (3.61, 10.22)** | 5.46 (3.49, 8.53)** |
| Anxiety | 2.62 (1.44, 3.75)* | 1.13 (0.24, 5.34) | 2.82 (1.09, 7.29) | 1.17 (0.47, 2.93) |
| Externalizing problems | ||||
| Current alcohol use | 2.80 (1.62, 4.84)** | 0.48 (0.20, 1.15) | 2.75 (1.69, 4.49)** | 2.21 (1.29, 3.79)* |
| Current cannabis use | 4.38 (2.03, 9.48)** | 1.60 (0.28, 9.16) | 6.57 (2.37, 18.20)** | 1.92 (0.89, 4.16) |
| Ever amphetamine use | 12.09 (6.10, 23.96)** | 2.05 (0.29, 9.16) | 14.28 (4.99, 40.86)** | 3.54 (0.55, 22.92) |
| Ever sex | 2.28 (1.35, 3.83)* | 3.12 (1.01, 9.58) | 1.78 (0.96, 3.31) | 0.67 (0.25, 1.80) |
| Soft drinks (2 or more/day) | 1.53 (0.95, 1.29) | 1.31 (0.72, 2.39) | 1.46 (0.90, 2.34) | 1.05 (0.58, 1.90) |
| Bullied | 2.77 (1.48, 5.19)* | 1.17 (0.32, 4.32) | 2.16 (1.13, 4.12) | 1.15 (0.39, 3.40) |
| Attacked | 3.54 (2.10, 5.98)** | 1.60 (0.64, 4.00) | 1.88 (1.14, 3.10) | 1.20 (0.63, 2.26) |
| In physical fight | 1.66 (0.99, 2.75) | 0.91 (0.49, 1,72) | 2.06 (1.19, 3.56)* | 1.19 (0.64, 2.20) |
| Injury | 1.94 (1.00, 3.79) | 1.86 (0.87, 3.98) | 1.61 (1.05, 2.48) | 1.13 (0.43, 2.40) |
Notes: aAdjusted for all variables in the table; **P<0.001; *P<0.01
Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.