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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2018 Apr 12;54(6):795–805. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.02.003

Table 3.

Adjusted Odds of Suicide Planning Among YRBS Participants (1991–2015) by Race/Ethnicity

Variable NHPI
(n=1,130)
AIAN
(n=2,129)
Multiracial
(n=4,660)
Hispanic
(n=51,033)
African American
(n=41,567)
Asian American
(n=6,404)
Non-Hispanic white
(n=77,571)

Sex
 Male (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Female 1.43 (0.88, 2.31) 1.88 (1.20, 2.95) 1.91 (1.43, 2.55) 2.15 (1.94, 2.38) 2.25 (1.98, 2.56) 1.97 (1.60, 2.43) 1.77 (1.67, 1.87)
Age
 12–14 years (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 15–16 years 0.67 (0.29, 1.54) 0.68 (0.35, 1.31) 0.72 (0.49, 1.05) 0.85 (0.74, 0.98) 0.90 (0.74, 1.09) 1.07 (0.78, 1.46) 1.00 (0.90, 1.10)
 17–18 years 0.82 (0.35, 1.92) 0.45 (0.24, 0.84) 0.67 (0.44, 1.02) 0.69 (0.59, 0.80) 0.73 (0.59, 0.90) 1.05 (0.78, 1.41) 0.77 (0.69, 0.86)
Survey year
 1991–1999 (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2001–2009 0.74 (0.42, 1.33) 0.55 (0.36, 0.86) 0.83 (0.59, 1.18) 0.73 (0.65, 0.82) 0.67 (0.58, 0.77) 0.80 (0.63, 1.03) 0.75 (0.69, 0.81)
 2011–2015 0.41 (0.21, 0.80) 0.80 (0.53, 1.21) 0.97 (0.61, 1.25) 0.91 (0.81, 1.02) 0.86 (0.72, 1.02) 0.70 (0.51, 0.97) 0.89 (0.80, 0.99)
Current alcohol use
 No (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.73 (1.01, 2.98) 2.04 (1.28, 3.24) 1.59 (1.21, 2.08) 1.52 (1.36, 1.71) 1.59 (1.41, 1.79) 1.52 (1.16, 2.00) 1.46 (1.35, 1.57)
Current cigarette use
 No (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.33 (0.71, 2.50) 1.70 (1.11, 2.59) 2.10 (1.39, 3.17) 1.85 (1.66, 2.06) 1.91 (1.65, 2.22) 1.84 (1.31, 2.57) 2.02 (1.87, 2.18)
Current marijuana use
 No (ref) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 1.52 (0.86, 2.71) 1.49 (0.90, 2.45) 0.94 (0.65, 1.35) 1.42 (1.28, 1.57) 1.24 (1.06, 1.43) 1.32 (0.92, 1.90) 1.43 (1.32, 1.55)

Note: Values are AOR (95% CI). Boldface indicates the estimate for the AOR significantly differed from the reference category (p<0.05).

NHPI, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander; AIAN, American Indian/Alaskan Native; YRBS, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance.

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