Table 4.
Logistic regression results predicting suicidal behavior based on ER Impairment, demographics, and ASD symptom severity
| CBCL 18 | Scale | B | Wald χ2 | p | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicidality | ||||||
| Step 1. Demographics | age | .03 | 2.72 | .100 | 1.03 | .99–1.07 |
| gender | −.19 | 1.76 | .184 | .83 | .62–1.10 | |
| race | −.30 | 1.88 | .170 | .74 | .48–1.14 | |
| ethnicity | .05 | .23 | .815 | 1.06 | .67–1.65 | |
| Step 2. ASD symptom severity | SCQ total | .06 | 30.93 | <.001 | 1.06 | 1.04–1.08 |
| Group status (community ASD) | −1.24 | 17.81 | <.001 | .29 | .16–.52 | |
| Group status (inpatient ASD) | −.97 | 28.53 | <.001 | .38 | .27–.54 | |
| Step 3. ER impairment | EDI-Reactivity | .59 | 14.46 | <.001 | 1.81 | 1.33–2.46 |
| Step 4. Interaction | EDI-R × Group (community ASD) | -- | 4.85 | <.001 | 1.22 | .73–1.71 |
| EDI-R × Group (inpatient ASD) | -- | 2.03 | .042 | .55 | .02–1.07 | |
| Step 3. ER impairment | EDI-Dysphoria | .18 | 1.34 | .247 | 1.20 | .88–1.62 |
| Step 4. Interaction | EDI-D × Group (Community ASD) | -- | 3.01 | .002 | .80 | .37–1.46 |
| EDI-D × Group (Inpatient ASD) |
-- | 2.62 | .008 | .76 | .19–1.33 | |