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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Depress Anxiety. 2018 Sep 6;36(1):8–17. doi: 10.1002/da.22830

TABLE 3.

Sociodemographic correlates of mental health diagnoses and suicidality of American Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA IIB) participants, Spring 2015

Characteristic Depression diagnosis
Anxiety diagnosis
Depression and anxiety diagnosis
Other diagnosis
Self-injury
Suicidal ideation
Suicide attempts
OR 99% CI OR 99% CI OR 99% CI OR 99% CI OR 99% CI OR 99% CI OR 99% CI
Race
  White 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  Hispanic 0.58c 0.47–0.72 0.49c 0.41–0.58 0.36c 0.31–0.42 0.52c 0.43–0.62 0.76c 0.69–0.84 0.66c 0.60–0.73 0.92 0.81–1.05
  Black 0.55c 0.41–0.74 0.37c 0.28–0.48 0.27c 0.21–0.34 0.56c 0.44–0.72 0.52c 0.45–0.61 0.79c 0.69–0.89 0.98 0.82–1.17
  Asian 0.54c 0.44–0.67 0.33c 0.27–0.40 0.32c 0.28–0.38 0.48c 0.40–0.58 0.93 0.85–1.02 1.12c 1.03–1.22 1.25c 1.11–1.41
  AI/AN/NH 0.85 0.40–1.79 0.83 0.47–1.47 0.63 0.37–1.06 1.13 0.67–1.91 0.90 0.62–1.30 0.79 0.55–1.13 1.26 0.81–1.96
  Multiracial 0.83b 0.69–0.98 0.76c 0.66–0.87 0.66c 0.59–0.74 0.91 0.79–1.04 1.07 0.99–1.16 1.11b 1.03–1.20 1.17c 1.05–1.30
Age (years)
  18–24 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  25+ 2.06c 1.70–2.50 1.42c 1.21–1.67 1.85c 1.62–2.11 1.69c 1.44–1.98 0.77c 0.69–0.86 1.06 0.96–1.17 1.22c 1.07–1.40
Gender
  Female 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  Male 0.88 0.78–1.00 0.48c 0.43–0.53 0.55c 0.50–0.60 1.18c 1.07–1.30 0.64c 0.60–0.68 1.07b 1.01–1.13 0.95 0.87–1.03
  Transgender 2.03b 1.08–3.85 1.89b 1.11–3.24 2.38c 1.59–3.57 2.15b 1.18–3.91 2.38c 1.69–3.36 2.32c 1.62–3.32 2.05c 1.47–2.87
Sexual orientation
  Heterosexual 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  Gay/Lesbian 1.85c 1.41–2.42 1.78c 1.41–2.25 2.01c 1.67–2.42 1.38b 1.09–1.75 2.49c 2.18–2.85 2.44c 2.14–2.78 2.60c 2.21–3.04
  Bisexual 2.20c 1.82–2.67 1.50c 1.27–1.79 2.79c 2.48–3.15 1.53c 1.27–1.84 3.82c 3.48–4.20 3.93c 3.57–4.32 3.33c 2.99–3.71
  Unsure 1.68c 1.27–2.22 1.25a 0.98–1.60 1.90c 1.59–2.27 1.18 0.90–1.53 2.46c 2.15–2.80 2.43c 2.13–2.76 1.95c 1.65–2.30
Relationship status
  Not in a relationship 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  In a relationship, living separately 1.0 0.88–1.13 1.12b 1.02–1.23 0.93 0.86–1.01 0.97 0.88–1.07 1.18c 1.12–1.25 1.01 0.96–1.07 1.13c 1.05–1.23
  In a relationship, living together 0.97 0.80–1.18 1.07 0.92–1.24 0.98 0.86–1.11 0.98 0.83–1.14 1.36c 1.23–1.49 1.11b 1.01–1.21 1.34c 1.19–1.52
Year in school
  1st 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  2nd 0.96 0.82–1.13 1.04 0.91–1.18 1.14b 1.03–1.27 0.99 0.87–1.12 0.97 0.90–1.05 0.98 0.91–1.06 0.92 0.83–1.02
  3rd 0.97 0.83–1.14 1.25c 1.10–1.41 1.18c 1.06–1.31 1.00 0.88–1.13 0.91b 0.85–0.98 0.92b 0.85–0.98 0.86c 0.78–0.96
  4th 1.03 0.87–1.22 1.22c 1.07–1.39 1.18c 1.05–1.32 0.97 0.85–1.11 0.89c 0.82–0.96 0.87c 0.81–0.94 0.86c 0.77–0.96
  ≥ 5th 1.06 0.84–1.35 1.34c 1.12–1.62 1.31b 1.12–1.53 1.12 0.93–1.34 0.93 0.82–1.04 1.02 0.92–1.14 0.95 0.82–1.11
Transfer student 1.06 0.91–1.23 1.13b 1.00–1.26 1.13b 1.03–1.25 1.10 0.97–1.24 1.09b 1.01–1.17 1.06a 0.99–1.13 1.15c 1.05–1.27
International student 1.13 0.87–1.48 1.02 0.82–1.27 1.03 0.86–1.25 1.01 0.81–1.27 0.88c 0.77–1.00 0.81c 0.71–0.91 0.97 0.82–1.15
Stress
  0 events 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
  1–2 events 2.40c 1.89–3.04 1.86c 1.61–2.15 2.64c 2.20–3.18 1.56c 1.37–1.79 1.71c 1.55–1.88 1.89c 1.72–2.08 1.41c 1.21–1.63
  3–5 events 5.07c 4.07–6.33 2.88c 2.51–3.30 7.69c 6.50–9.09 2.03c 1.78–2.32 3.23c 2.95–3.53 4.25c 3.90–4.63 2.76c 2.42–3.14
  6+ events 9.21c 7.38–11.49 3.62c 3.13–4.18 20.0c 16.96–23.62 2.64c 2.29–3.03 6.32c 5.77–6.92 10.06c 9.22– 10.98 6.66c 5.87–7.56

American Indian, AI; Alaska Native, AN; Native Hawaiian, NH.

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

a

p < 0.05

b

p < 0.01

c

p < 0.001.