Table 2.

Comparison between bullying and suicidal behaviors among in-school adolescents (N = 3793)

Variables	Categories	Suicide ideation			Suicide attempt
		Yes n[%]	No n [%]	P value	Yes n [%]	No n [%]	P value
Demographics
Gender	Male	271 [50.5]	1548 [47.5]	0.19	192 [45.4]	1627 [48.2]	0.36
	Female	265 [49.5]	1709 (52.5)		230 [54.6]	1744 [51.8]
Age	≤12 yrs.	150 [27.6]	531 [16.4]	< 0.001	110 [25.6]	571 [17.0]	< 0.001
	13–17 yrs.	380 [69.8]	2607 [80.2]		311 [72.3]	2676 [79.6]
	> 17 yrs.	14 [2.6]	111 [3.4]		9 [2.1]	116 [3.4]
School grade §N = 3748	Primary	315 [59.7]	1750 [54.3]	0.03	262 [63.1]	1803 [54.1]	< 0.001
	Secondary	213 [40.3]	1470 [45.7]		153 [36·9]	1530 [45.9]
Bullied	Yes	220 [41.0]	803 [24.7]	< 0.001	238 [56.4]	785 [23.3]	< 0.001
	No	316 [59.0]	2454 [75.3]		184 [43.6]	2586 [76.7]
Psychological
Loneliness	Yes	63 [11.7]	220 [6.8]	< 0.001	74 [17.5]	209 [6.2]	< 0.001
	No	474 [88.3]	3036 [93.2]		348 [82.5]	3162 [93.8]
Anxiety	Yes	65 [12.1]	172 [5.3]	< 0.001	79 [18.7]	158 [4.7]	< 0.001
	No	471 [87.9]	3085 [94.7]		343 [81.3]	3213 [95.3]

^§ other grades category was not included