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Published in final edited form as: Depress Anxiety. 2020 Aug 12;38(1):48–56. doi: 10.1002/da.23087

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate predictors of past-year suicidal ideation

Univariate Multivariate
2007 2010 2007 2010
Predictor Odds Ratio (95% CI) Odds Ratio (95% CI) Odds Ratio (95% CI) Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Sociodemographic variables
 Gender (female) 1.11 (1.04–1.19)** 1.17 (1.09–1.25)*** 1.47 (1.34–1.58)*** 1.50 (1.38–1.63)***
 Free or reduced lunch 1.46 (1.36–1.57)*** 1.52 (1.42–1.63)*** 1.20 (1.11–1.31)*** 1.22 (1.13–1.33)***
Family variables
 Low parental support 2.07 (1.98–2.16)*** 2.25 (2.16–2.35)*** 1.41 (1.34–1.50)*** 1.56 (1.48–1.65)***
Childhood maltreatment
 Lifetime sexual abuse 4.70 (4.19–5.27)*** 4.91 (4.37–5.51)*** 2.18 (1.90–2.51)*** 2.23 (1.93–2.58)***
 Lifetime physical abuse 5.67 (5.24–6.14)*** 5.66 (5.22–6.13)*** 2.96 (2.69–3.26)*** 2.52 (2.28–2.79)***
School variables
 Low teachers support 1.51 (1.47–1.56)*** 1.57 (1.53–1.62)*** 1.09 (1.05–1.13)*** 1.11 (1.06–1.15)***
 Negative attitude towards 1.44 (1.40–1.48)*** 1.45 (1.40–1.49)***
 attending school 1.20 (1.16–1.25)*** 1.14 (1.10–1.19)***
 Low perceived safety at school 2.07 (1.97–2.17)*** 2.21 (2.11–2.32)*** 1.19 (1.12–1.26)*** 1.19 (1.12–1.27)***
Peer relations variables
 Low peer social support 1.50 (1.45–1.54)*** 1.59 (1.54–1.64)*** 1.14 (1.10–1.19)*** 1.13 (1.09–1.18)***
 Bullying victim 1.70 (1.65–1.74)*** 1.74 (1.70–1.79)*** 1.25 (1.21–1.30)*** 1.27 (1.22–1.31)***
 Threatened at school 3.24 (3.03–3.47)*** 3.60 (3.36–3.86)*** 1.47 (1.34–1.61)*** 1.64 (1.49–1.80)***
 Physically assaulted at school 3.02 (2.79–3.26)*** 3.23 (2.98–3.49)*** 1.56 (1.42–1.72)*** 1.51 (1.37–1.67)***

Note. n2007 = 42,149, n2010 = 40,359

*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001

CI = confidence interval