Table 4.
Association between Province and Past-Year Mental Disorders and Suicidality in Canada (Socioeconomic-Adjusted Models).a
| Province | Mental Disorders | Suicidality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Mental Disorder | Major Depressive Disorder | Bipolar Disorder | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Alcohol Use Disorder | Substance Use Disorder | Suicidal Ideation | Suicidal Plans | Suicide Attempt(s) | |
| AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| BC | 0.74 (0.55 to 1.01) |
0.67 (0.43 to 1.06) |
1.00 (0.56 to 1.76) |
0.79 (0.45 to 1.38) |
0.75 (0.41 to 1.38) |
0.78 (0.45 to 1.36) |
0.67 (0.44 to 1.02) |
0.90 (0.40 to 2.02) |
1.16 (0.38 to 3.58) |
| AB | 0.74 (0.55 to 1.01) |
0.68 (0.44 to 1.06) |
1.26 (0.66 to 2.40) |
0.82 (0.44 to 1.52) |
0.63 (0.35 to 1.11) |
0.71 (0.38 to 1.31) |
0.61 (0.37 to 0.99)* |
0.68 (0.29 to 1.60) |
0.65 (0.21 to 2.04) |
| SK | 0.71 (0.50 to 1.02) |
0.51 (0.31 to 0.85)** |
0.92 (0.45 to 1.90) |
0.97 (0.49 to 1.93) |
0.58 (0.31 to 1.08) |
0.88 (0.42 to 1.87) |
0.69 (0.41 to 1.16) |
0.41 (0.16 to 1.03) |
1.18 (0.32 to 4.39) |
| MB | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ON | 0.67 (0.51 to 0.89)*** |
0.73 (0.48 to 1.12) |
1.32 (0.77 to 2.26) |
0.81 (0.49 to 1.33) |
0.50 (0.30 to 0.82)** |
0.76 (0.44 to 1.33) |
0.71 (0.48 to 1.07) |
0.90 (0.41 to 1.99) |
1.56 (0.53 to 4.62) |
| QC | 0.55 (0.42 to 0.73)*** |
0.59 (0.38 to 0.93)* |
0.80 (0.44 to 1.45) |
0.61 (0.36 to 1.05) |
0.49 (0.29 to 0.96)** |
0.74 (0.41 to 1.35) |
0.49 (0.32 to 0.74)*** |
0.65 (0.30 to 1.39) |
0.91 (0.28 to 2.93) |
| NB | 0.72 (0.52 to 0.99)* |
0.61 (0.37 to 1.01) |
1.07 (0.54 to 2.12) |
0.88 (0.49 to 1.59) |
0.54 (0.31 to 0.96)* |
0.86 (0.42 to 1.75) |
0.52 (0.32 to 0.86)** |
0.42 (0.14 to 1.30) |
0.85 (0.21 to 3.40) |
| PEI | 0.47 (0.31 to 0.71)*** |
0.37 (0.21 to 0.67)*** |
0.80 (0.34 to 1.89) |
0.57 (0.27 to 1.20) |
0.47 (0.24 to 0.92)* |
0.43 (0.18 to 1.04) |
0.38 (0.19 to 0.74)** |
0.47 (0.18 to 1.24) |
0.36 (0.08 to 1.74) |
| NS | 0.86 (0.61 to 1.20) |
0.76 (0.45 to 1.27) |
1.07 (0.54 to 2.13) |
0.79 (0.42 to 1.46) |
0.53 (0.29 to 0.96)* |
1.45 (0.76 to 2.76) |
0.72 (0.44 to 1.18) |
0.48 (0.16 to 1.43) |
1.00 (0.23 to 4.34) |
| NFLD | 0.59 (0.41 to 0.85)** |
0.61 (0.35 to 1.08) |
1.36 (0.49 to 3.74) |
1.00 (0.47 to 2.13) |
0.36 (0.17 to 0.78)** |
0.57 (0.23 to 1.37) |
0.41 (0.25 to 0.68)*** |
0.33 (0.10 to 1.02) |
0.98 (0.20 to 4.81) |
| Significant differences between provinces at P ≤ 0.05 |
MB > ON, QC, NB, PEI, NFLD AB > QC, PEI BC > QC, PEI ON > QC NB > QC, PEI NS > QC, PEI, NFLD |
MB > SK, QC, PEI AB > PEI BC > PEI ON > PEI QC > PEI NB > PEI NS > PEI |
ON > QC | No differences |
MB > ON, QC, NB, PEI, NS, NFLD |
NS > BC, AB, ON, QC, PEI, NFLD |
MB > AB, QC, NB, PEI, NFLD SK > NFLD BC > NFLD ON > QC, PEI, NFLD NS > PEI, NFLD |
BC > SK, NFLD ON > SK, NFLD |
ON > PEI |
| Significant differences between provinces at P ≤ 0.01 |
MB > ON, QC, PEI, NFLD NS > PEI |
MB > SK, PEI AB > PEI BC > PEI ON > PEI NS > PEI |
No differences | No differences | MB > ON, QC, NFLD |
NS > AB, ON, QC, PEI |
MB > QC, NB, PEI, NFLD ON > NFLD |
No differences | No differences |
BC, British Columbia; AB, Alberta; SK, Saskatchewan; MB, Manitoba; ON, Ontario; QC, Quebec; NB, New Brunswick; PEI, Prince Edward Island; NS, Nova Scotia; NFLD, Newfoundland; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
aAOR for sex, age, income, race, education, marital status, Canadian born, and urban/rural living location. Differences across the provinces tested using logistic regression and adjusting for all covariates. Bold type signifies the significantly larger province.
*P ≤ 0.05. **P ≤ 0.01. ***P ≤ 0.001.