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. 2021 Jan 5;6(1):e39–e49. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30232-2

Table 3.

Unadjusted odds ratios (ORs) for attempted suicide in the past year

Men
Women
n (%) OR (95% CI) n (%) OR (95% CI)
Age
Mean, years (SD) 19·9 (2·3) 1·0 (0·9–1·1) 20·6 (2·4) 1·0 (0·9–1·1)
p value .. 0·77 .. 0·54
Ethnicity
White 1307 (80·3%) 1 (ref) 1605 (83·5%) 1 (ref)
Mixed or Other 81 (5·0%) 3·0 (1·3–6·9) 81 (4·2%) 3·9 (1·9–8·3)
Asian or Black 165 (10·1%) 1·4 (0·6–3·3) 151 (7·9%) 0·7 (0·2–2·1)
Missing 74 (4·6%) 2·1 (0·8–5·6) 85 (4·4%) 0·7 (0·2–2·4)
p value .. 0·071 .. 0·0028
Employment status
Employed, in education, or in training 1401 (86·1%) 1 (ref) 1706 (88·9%) 1 (ref)
Not in employment, education, or training 226 (13·9%) 1·0 (0·5–2·2) 215 (11·1%) 1·3 (0·7–2·5)
p value .. 0·95 .. 0·41
Local-area level of deprivation
Not in most deprived quintile 1039 (63·9%) 1 (ref) 1431 (74·5%) 1 (ref)
Most deprived quintile 245 (15·1%) 2·7 (1·4–4·9) 379 (19·4%) 1·3 (0·8–2·2)
Missing 343 (21·1%) 12·8 (0·6–2·6) 119 (6·2%) 0·3 (0·1–1·6)
p value .. <0·0068 .. 0·19
Parents' qualifications
Degree-level or higher 935 (57·5%) 1 (ref) 109 (56·9%) 1 (ref)
Lower than degree-level or none 588 (56·1%) 1·1 (0·6–1·8) 727 (37·8%) 1·8 (1·1–2·9)
Missing 104 (6·4%) 0·5 (0·1–2·2) 103 (5·3%) 1·4 (0·5–3·7)
p value .. 0·61 .. 0·056
Alcohol use
Non-drinker 489 (30·1%) 1 (ref) 466 (24·2%) 1 (ref)
M-SASQ score 0–2 908 (55·8%) 0·9 (0·5–1·7) 1201 (62·4%) 0·9 (0·5–1·7)
M-SASQ score ≥3 230 (14·1%) 1·7 (0·8–3·7) 255 (13·2%) 1·7 (0·9–3·4)
p value .. 0·16 .. <0·12
Impulsivity
Mean impulsivity score (SD) 2·3 (0·9) 2·4 (1·9–3·2) 2·2 (0·9) 2·5 (1·9–3·2)
p value .. 0·0001 .. <0·0001
Social media use
<1 h per day 261 (16·0%) 1 (ref) 220 (11·5%) 1 (ref)
1 to <2 h per day 352 (21·6%) 0·5 (0·2–1·2) 326 (17·0%) 0·8 (0·3–2·1)
2 to <3 h per day 324 (19·9%) 0·4 (0·2–1·0) 402 (20·9%) 0·7 (0·3–1·7)
3 to < 5 h per day 283 (17·4%) 0·9 (0·4–2·0) 429 (22·3%) 1·6 (0·7–3·7)
≥5 h per day 407 (25·0%) 0·7 (0·4–1·6) 545 (28·4%) 1·0 (0·4–2·3)
p value .. 0·32 .. 0·14
Frequency of video-game play
Less than weekly or none 552 (33·9%) 1 (ref) 1265 (65·8%) 1 (ref)
Weekly or more 1075 (66·1%) 0·9 (0·5–1·6) 657 (34·1%) 2·1 (1·3–3·3)
p value .. 0·77 .. 0·0006
Perceived loneliness
Not at all 302 (18·6%) 1 (ref) 263 (13·7%) 1 (ref)
Not often 500 (30·7%) 4·5 (0·6–36·4) 515 (26·8%) 1·1 (0·3–4·9)
Sometimes 628 (38·6%) 13·6 (1·8–100·5) 889 (46·3%) 2·5 (0·6–9·6)
Very much 197 (11·2%) 34·0 (4·5–255·3) 255 (13·3%) 12·8 (3·3–49·5)
p value .. <0·0001 .. <0·0001
Life satisfaction
Mean life satisfaction score (SD) 7·7 (2·1) 0·8 (0·7–0·9) 7·7 (1·9) 0·8 (0·7–0·9)
p value .. 0·0070 .. <0·0001
Anxiety
Mean anxiety score (SD) 5·3 (2·8) 1·4 (1·3–1·5) 6·0 (2·7) 1·3 (1·1–1·4)
p value .. <0·0001 .. <0·0001

M-SASQ=modified single alcohol screening questionnaire.