Table 1.
Sample characteristics and bivariate analysis of suicide behavior on selected covariates. Data from the study “Variables Psicosociales Implicadas en el Desarrollo de Adolescentes y Jóvenes, VIDA-J [Psychosocial Variables Implicated in Adolescents’ and Youth’s Development]” in Aguascalientes, Mexico (n = 8033).
| Variable | Total | Sample % | No Suicidal Behavior (n = 6390, 79.5%) |
Self-Injuries (n = 454, 5.7%) |
Low-Lethality Suicide Attempt (n = 897, 11.2%) |
High-Lethality Suicide Attempt (n = 292, 3.6%) |
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| n | wt % ** | n | wt % ** | n | wt % ** | n | wt % ** | |||
| Sex | Design-based F(2.85, 176.69) = 108.0410 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Male | 3910 | 48.7 | 3401 | 87.0 | 146 | 3.7 | 250 | 6.4 | 113 | 2.9 |
| Female | 4123 | 51.3 | 2989 | 72.5 | 308 | 7.5 | 647 | 15.7 | 179 | 4.3 |
| High-School Grade | Design-based F(5.32, 329.93) = 1.0650 p = 0.3810 | |||||||||
| 9th | 3029 | 37.7 | 2380 | 78.6 | 191 | 6.3 | 349 | 11.5 | 109 | 3.6 |
| 10th | 2805 | 34.9 | 2238 | 79.8 | 154 | 5.5 | 302 | 10.8 | 111 | 4.0 |
| 11th | 2199 | 27.4 | 1772 | 80.6 | 109 | 5.0 | 246 | 11.2 | 72 | 3.3 |
| Depression | Design-based F(2.70, 167.55) = 305.7240 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 6938 | 86.4 | 5910 | 85.2 | 327 | 4.7 | 539 | 7.8 | 162 | 2.3 |
| Yes | 1095 | 13.6 | 480 | 43.8 | 127 | 11.6 | 358 | 32.7 | 130 | 11.9 |
| Hopelessness | Design-based F(2.71, 167.88) = 87.7198 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 6919 | 86.1 | 5748 | 83.1 | 324 | 4.7 | 649 | 9.4 | 198 | 2.9 |
| Yes | 1114 | 13.9 | 642 | 57.6 | 130 | 11.7 | 248 | 22.3 | 94 | 8.4 |
| Anxiety (BAI) | Design-based F(6.80, 421.36) = 90.7285 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Minimal | 3682 | 45.8 | 3335 | 90.6 | 118 | 3.2 | 155 | 4.2 | 74 | 2.0 |
| Mild | 2314 | 28.8 | 1813 | 78.4 | 152 | 6.6 | 280 | 12.1 | 69 | 3.0 |
| Moderate | 1615 | 20.1 | 1039 | 64.3 | 138 | 8.5 | 340 | 21.1 | 98 | 6.1 |
| Severe | 422 | 5.3 | 203 | 48.1 | 46 | 10.9 | 122 | 28.9 | 51 | 12.1 |
| Past Month Use | ||||||||||
| Marijuana | Design-based F(2.40, 149.05) = 30.0118 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 7321 | 91.1 | 5926 | 81.0 | 395 | 5.4 | 761 | 10.4 | 239 | 3.3 |
| Yes | 712 | 8.9 | 464 | 65.2 | 59 | 8.3 | 136 | 19.1 | 53 | 7.4 |
| Inhalants | Design-based F(2.23, 138.04) = 8.4606 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 7639 | 95.1 | 6110 | 80.0 | 420 | 5.5 | 843 | 11.0 | 266 | 3.5 |
| Yes | 394 | 4.9 | 280 | 71.1 | 34 | 8.6 | 54 | 13.7 | 26 | 6.6 |
| Cocaine | Design-based F(2.61, 161.92) = 10.7100 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 7634 | 95.0 | 6106 | 80.0 | 425 | 5.6 | 844 | 11.1 | 259 | 3.4 |
| Yes | 399 | 5.0 | 284 | 71.2 | 29 | 7.3 | 53 | 13.3 | 33 | 8.3 |
| Methamphetamines | Design-based F(2.63, 163.20) = 7.3596 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 7685 | 95.7 | 6135 | 79.8 | 430 | 5.6 | 853 | 11.1 | 267 | 3.5 |
| Yes | 348 | 4.3 | 255 | 73.3 | 24 | 6.9 | 44 | 12.6 | 25 | 7.2 |
| Alcohol | Design-based F(2.48, 153.64) = 64.1876 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 4249 | 52.9 | 3632 | 85.5 | 190 | 4.5 | 333 | 7.8 | 94 | 2.2 |
| Yes | 3784 | 47.1 | 2758 | 72.9 | 264 | 7.0 | 564 | 14.9 | 198 | 5.2 |
| Tobacco | Design-based F(2.54, 157.18) = 90.9564 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 6502 | 80.9 | 5412 | 83.2 | 322 | 5.0 | 590 | 9.1 | 178 | 2.7 |
| Yes | 1531 | 19.1 | 978 | 63.9 | 132 | 8.6 | 307 | 20.1 | 114 | 7.5 |
| Emotional Intelligence | ||||||||||
| Emotional attention | Design-based F(4.84, 300.14) = 2.1194 p = 0.065 | |||||||||
| Adequate | 3013 | 37.5 | 2444 | 81.1 | 139 | 4.6 | 330 | 11.0 | 100 | 3.3 |
| Too little | 3864 | 48.1 | 3056 | 79.1 | 233 | 6.0 | 436 | 11.3 | 139 | 3.6 |
| Too much | 1156 | 14.4 | 890 | 77.0 | 82 | 7.1 | 131 | 11.3 | 53 | 4.6 |
| Emotional clarity | Design-based F(4.33, 268.15) = 16.3275 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Adequate | 2380 | 29.6 | 1989 | 83.6 | 103 | 4.3 | 220 | 9.2 | 68 | 2.9 |
| Too little | 4471 | 55.7 | 3388 | 75.8 | 292 | 6.5 | 609 | 13.6 | 182 | 4.1 |
| Too much | 1182 | 14.7 | 1013 | 85.7 | 59 | 5.0 | 68 | 5.8 | 42 | 3.6 |
| Emotional repair | Design-based F(4.91, 304.19) = 36.8942 p < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Adequate | 3124 | 38.9 | 2608 | 83.5 | 154 | 4.9 | 288 | 9.2 | 74 | 2.4 |
| Too little | 3286 | 40.9 | 2372 | 72.2 | 244 | 7.4 | 498 | 15.2 | 172 | 5.2 |
| Too much | 1623 | 20.2 | 1410 | 86.9 | 56 | 3.5 | 111 | 6.8 | 46 | 2.8 |
| Variable | Total | Mean | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI |
| Attachment * | ||||||||||
| Security | 8033 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9, 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3, 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3, 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0, 4.3 |
| Family preoccupation | 8033 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2, 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1, 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3, 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0, 4.3 |
| Parental interference | 8033 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1, 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1, 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2, 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1, 4.3 |
| Parental authority | 8033 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1, 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8, 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9, 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7, 4.9 |
| Parental permissiveness | 8033 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4, 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4, 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4, 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3, 3.6 |
| Resentment | 8033 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8, 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1, 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3, 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0, 4.3 |
| Childhood trauma | 8033 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1, 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6, 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7, 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6, 3.8 |
| POSIT * | ||||||||||
| Drugs | 8033 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5, 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.0, 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4, 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7, 2.4 |
| Mental health | 8033 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.3, 4.5 | 7.8 | 7.4, 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.7, 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.9, 9.2 |
| Low self-esteem * | 8033 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.4, 21.7 | 24.3 | 23.9, 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.3, 25.7 | 25.0 | 24.4, 25.7 |
* Denotes a continuous variable, standardized with mean = 0 and standard deviation = 1; all statistically significant with p ≤ 0.001; ** wt % refers to the 95% confidence interval. The estimates accommodate the complex survey design; statistical tests account for design effect.