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. 2020 Jul;110(7):1024–1030. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305637

TABLE 4—

Associations of ACEs and Experiencing Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) With Suicide Morbidity, AORs: Probability Sample of Sexual Minorities, United States, 2016–2018

Suicide attempta
Suicidal Ideation (n = 1489), AOR (95%CI) Suicide Planning (n = 1480), AOR (95%CI) Suicide Attempt With No/Minor Injury (n = 1507), AOR (95%CI) Suicide Attempt With Moderate/Severe Injury (n = 1507), AOR (95%CI)
Experienced SOCE 1.92 (1.01, 3.64) 1.75 (1.01, 3.06) 1.88 (1.01, 3.50) 1.67 (0.76, 3.64)
No. of ACEs 1.28 (1.17, 1.39) 1.27 (1.19, 1.37) 1.27 (1.17, 1.39) 1.38 (1.25, 1.52)
Age, y 0.97 (0.96, 0.98) 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) 0.99 (0.97, 1.00) 0.99 (0.97, 1.00)
Gender identity
 Female (Ref) 1 1 1 1
 Male 1.06 (0.77, 1.45) 0.86 (0.64, 1.15) 1.19 (0.78, 1.82) 0.46 (0.28, 0.78)
 Nonbinary/genderqueer 3.32 (1.32, 8.35) 2.22 (1.08, 4.56) 0.98 (0.35, 2.74) 1.70 (0.83, 3.50)
Sexual identity
 Gay/lesbian (Ref) 1 1 1 1
 Bisexual 1.34 (0.93, 1.92) 1.16 (0.83, 1.61) 1.12 (0.69, 1.82) 1.53 (0.94, 2.49)
 Other sexual minority 2.19 (1.27, 3.79) 1.87 (1.13, 3.09) 1.55 (0.74, 3.25) 0.96 (0.47, 1.96)
Racial/ethnic identity
 White (Ref) 1 1 1 1
 Black/African American 0.55 (0.35, 0.85) 0.65 (0.43, 0.99) 1.43 (0.85, 2.39) 0.54 (0.26, 1.12)
 Latino/a 0.55 (0.34, 0.89) 0.70 (0.45, 1.10) 1.02 (0.53, 1.98) 0.59 (0.26, 1.31)
 Other racial/ethnic identity 0.93 (0.59, 1.48) 1.22 (0.81, 1.82) 0.85 (0.50, 1.44) 1.12 (0.68, 1.85)
Educational attainment
 Postgraduate (Ref) 1 1 1 1
 College degree 1.01 (0.70, 1.46) 0.88 (0.62, 1.25) 1.53 (0.86, 2.73) 0.84 (0.45, 1.56)
 Some college 0.90 (0.61, 1.33) 1.08 (0.75, 1.54) 1.56 (0.89, 2.73) 1.21 (0.68, 2.15)
 High school diploma or less 1.02 (0.65, 1.60) 0.91 (0.60, 1.37) 1.54 (0.83, 2.84) 0.97 (0.51, 1.84)

Note. ACE = adverse childhood experience; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. All multivariable models were weighted. Sample size was n = 1518.

a

Estimated with multinomial logit model (no suicide attempts as reference category).