Table 4.

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

Variables	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	2.39 (1.33, 4.30)	1.83 (1.04, 3.23)	1.61 (1.16, 2.25)	3.09 (2.71, 3.52)	2.40 (1.96, 2.90)	2.67 (1.95, 3.64)	2.69 (2.46, 2.95)
Age
12–14 years (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
15–16 years	0.92 (0.42, 1.98)	0.52 (0.27, 1.02)	0.59 (0.36, 0.96)	0.87 (0.73, 1.04)	0.77 (0.60, 0.99)	0.84 (0.54, 1.29)	0.88 (0.77, 1.00)
17–18 years	0.85 (0.33, 2.17)	0.34 (0.17, 0.68)	0.37 (0.22, 0.61)	0.63 (0.51, 0.77)	0.66 (0.51, 0.85)	0.98 (0.63, 1.53)	0.49 (0.43, 0.56)
Survey year
1991–1999 (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
2001–2009	0.87 (0.35, 2.13)	0.58 (0.34, 1.00)	1.18 (0.78, 1.79)	0.89 (0.78, 1.02)	1.00 (0.85, 1.17)	0.92 (0.66, 1.29)	0.99 (0.89, 1.11)
2011–2015	0.67 (0.25, 1.78)	0.76 (0.44, 1.32)	1.26 (0.81, 1.97)	1.12 (0.96, 1.31)	1.17 (0.95, 1.44)	1.15 (0.79, 1.67)	1.13 (0.99, 1.29)
Current alcohol use
No (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	1.37 (0.66, 2.88)	2.10 (1.23, 3.58)	2.00 (1.32, 3.02)	1.84 (1.59, 2.13)	1.74 (1.47, 2.05)	1.66 (1.14, 2.43)	1.46 (1.30, 1.63)
Current cigarette use
No (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	2.09 (0.97, 4.52)	2.30 (1.39, 3.82)	2.15 (1.45, 3.17)	2.08 (1.80, 2.39)	2.42 (2.01, 2.91)	2.51 (1.62, 3.88)	2.75 (2.44, 3.11)
Current marijuana use
No (ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	1.92 (0.98, 3.77)	1.52 (0.85, 2.72)	1.14 (0.80, 1.63)	1.72 (1.50, 1.97)	1.35 (1.14, 1.61)	2.00 (1.35, 2.96)	1.80 (1.61, 2.02)

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

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