Table 4.
Associations of COVID-19-related factors with suicide risk.
| Variables | Total (%) n = 1415 |
Suicide risk |
Bivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | OR | 95% CI | p-value | ||
| Living area (based on COVID-19 case) | |||||
| Low prevalence | 1038 (73.4) | 329 (31.7) | 1 | ||
| High prevalence | 377 (26.6) | 145 (38.5) | 1.347 | [1.054, 1.721] | .017 |
|
Economic loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| No | 209 (14.8) | 41 (19.6) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 1206 (85.2) | 433 (35.9) | 2.295 | [1.600, 3.294] | <.001 |
|
Relatives or acquaintances infected with COVID-19 | |||||
| No | 588 (41.6) | 206 (35.0) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 827 (58.4) | 268 (32.4) | 0.889 | [0.711, 1.112] | .302 |
|
Relatives or acquaintances who died from COVID-19 | |||||
| No | 1062 (75.1) | 340 (32.0) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 353 (24.9) | 134 (38.0) | 1.299 | [1.011, 1.669] | .041 |
|
Direct contact with COVID-19 patient(s) | |||||
| No | 1182 (83.5) | 391 (33.1) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 233 (16.5) | 83 (35.6) | 1.119 | [0.834, 1.502] | .452 |
|
Indirect contact with COVID-19 patient(s) | |||||
| No | 984 (69.5) | 325 (33.0) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 431 (30.5) | 149 (34.6) | 1.071 | [0.844, 1.360] | .572 |
|
Fear of COVID-19 infection | |||||
| No | 611 (43.2) | 184 (30.1) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 804 (56.8) | 290 (36.1) | 1.309 | [1.046, 1.640] | .019 |
Note. OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval.