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. 2020 Sep 21;53(6):419–428. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.20.004

Table 2.

Association between parental parital status and suicidal behaviors

Variables Suicidal ideation Suicidal planning Suicide attempt
Parental marital status
 Two biological parents 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Single biological parent 1.00 (0.91, 1.10) 0.98 (0.84, 1.14) 1.04 (0.87, 1.24)
 One biological parent and a new spouse 1.34 (1.17, 1.53) 1.24 (1.01, 1.52) 1.48 (1.17, 1.87)
 Two adoptive parents or a single adoptive parent 1.03 (0.87, 1.22) 1.08 (0.83, 1.41) 0.92 (0.66, 1.28)
 None 1.36 (1.11, 1.66) 1.28 (0.95, 1.73) 2.02 (1.44, 2.83)
Multicultural family
 Yes 1.05 (0.89, 1.24) 1.13 (0.89, 1.45) 1.47 (1.11, 1.93)
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Live with family
 Yes 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 No 1.23 (1.11, 1.35) 1.54 (1.33, 1.79) 1.28 (1.07, 1.52)
Siblings
 Yes 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 No 1.10 (1.03, 1.16) 1.14 (1.03, 1.25) 1.13 (1.01, 1.26)
Grandparents
 Yes 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 No 1.01 (0.97, 1.06) 1.04 (0.97, 1.12) 1.05 (0.97, 1.14)
Age (y)
 ≤12.9 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 13.0-14.9 1.16 (1.07, 1.27) 1.04 (0.92, 1.18) 0.85 (0.73, 0.99)
 15.0-16.9 1.04 (0.94, 1.16) 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) 0.75 (0.63, 0.90)
 ≥17.0 0.93 (0.82, 1.05) 0.87 (0.72, 1.06) 0.69 (0.55, 0.86)
Sex
 Male 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Female 1.63 (1.55, 1.72) 1.41 (1.31, 1.53) 1.89 (1.72, 2.08)
Region
 Metropolitan 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Rural 0.92 (0.87, 0.96) 0.90 (0.84, 0.96) 0.93 (0.85, 1.01)
Educational level
 Middle school 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 High school 0.72 (0.66, 0.79) 0.55 (0.48, 0.63) 0.52 (0.45, 0.61)
Household income
 High 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Middle 0.95 (0.91, 1.00) 0.87 (0.80, 0.94) 0.91 (0.82, 1.00)
 Low 1.42 (1.34, 1.51) 1.39 (1.26, 1.53) 0.82 (0.75, 0.90)
Academic achievement
 High 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Middle 1.03 (0.98, 1.08) 1.06 (0.97, 1.16) 1.02 (0.92, 1.14)
 Low 1.19 (1.14, 1.25) 1.21 (1.12, 1.32) 1.31 (1.19, 1.45)
Frequency of eating breakfast (times/wk)
 0-2 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 3-5 1.03 (0.97, 1.09) 0.96 (0.89, 1.05) 0.92 (0.84, 1.01)
 6-7 0.95 (0.90, 0.99) 0.88 (0.82, 0.96) 1.37 (1.22, 1.55)
Drinking status (times/wk)
 Never 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 <1 1.46 (1.40, 1.54) 1.47 (1.36, 1.59) 1.71 (1.55, 1.89)
 2-3 1.86 (1.71, 2.02) 2.19 (1.92, 2.50) 3.01 (2.58, 3.51)
 ≥4 2.48 (1.99, 3.08) 3.26 (2.49, 4.27) 4.80 (3.51, 6.58)
Lifetime smoking
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1.40 (1.32, 1.50) 1.52 (1.38, 1.68) 1.78 (1.59, 1.99)
Body mass index1
 Normal or underweight (<25 kg/m2) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Obese (≥25 kg/m2) 1.06 (1.00, 1.13) 1.03 (0.93, 1.14) 1.03 (0.91, 1.16)
Stress
 A little 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 A lot 6.43 (6.13, 6.75) 4.94 (4.55, 5.36) 4.64 (4.21, 5.11)
Physical activity
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) 0.87 (0.81, 0.94) 0.86 (0.79, 0.94)

Values are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval).

1

Obesity status was defined by body mass index based on the 2014 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity in Korea.