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. 2021 Jun 2;18(11):5965. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115965

Table 4.

Gender differences in related factors with non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents in South Korea.

Variables/Category Male Female
NSSI/No NSSI Model 1
OR(95% CI)
Model 2
OR(95% CI)
Model 3
OR(95% CI)
NSSI/NO NSSI Model 1
OR(95% CI)
Model 2
OR(95% CI)
Model 3
OR(95% CI)
School level
High school 18/421 1.0 1.0 1.0 38/335 1.0 1.0 1.0
Middle school 27/498 1.27(0.69–2.34) 1.18(0.62–2.26) 1.19(0.62–2.30) 80/426 1.66 (1.10–2.50) 1.61 (1.05–2.46) 1.68 (1.08–2.61)
School grades
High 12/137 3.89 (1.42–10.66) 4.00 (1.41–11.41) 3.89 (1.35–11.26) 15/85 1.07 (0.56–2.06) 1.22 (0.62–2.40) 1.11 (0.54–2.26)
Medium-High 9/232 1.75 (0.61–5.00) 1.71 (0.59–4.95) 1.62 (0.56–4.74) 29/216 0.97 (0.52–1.46) 0.93 (0.55–1.58) 1.01 (0.58–1.78)
Medium 6/278 1.0 1.0 1.0 37/246 1.0 1.0 1.0
Medium-Low 13/188 3.26 (1.22–8.74) 3.13 (1.14–8.57) 2.52 (0.91–6.96) 24/157 1.03 (0.59–1.78) 0.95 (0.54–1.67) 0.86 (0.47–1.55)
Low 5/84 2.89 (0.85–9.76) 2.89 (0.83–10.11) 2.43 (0.68–8.65) 13/57 1.57 (0.78–3.16) 1.23 (0.59–2.56) 0.88 (0.40–1.90)
Economic status
High 8/144 1.0 1.0 1.0 6/76 1.0 1.0 1.0
Medium-High 17/275 1.12 (0.47–2.65) 1.44 (0.58–3.60) 1.50 (0.59–3.78) 34/239 1.85 (0.75–4.59) 2.16 (0.85–5.46) 2.51 (0.96–6.54)
Medium 14/418 0.62 (0.25–1.51) 0.82 (0.32–2.12) 0.81 (0.31–2.14) 60/392 2.04 (0.85–4.91) 2.29 (0.93–5.64) 2.51 (0.99–6.36)
Medium-Low/Low 6/82 1.40 (0.46–4.22) 1.55 (0.47–5.08) 1.43 (0.42–4.84) 18/54 4.44 (1.65–11.96) 4.47 (1.61–12.43) 4.16 (1.43–12.05)
Bullying victim
No 41/899 1.0 1.0 1.0 6/13 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 4/20 4.35 (1.42–13.33) 3.86 (1.21–12.37) 2.07 (0.61–6.97) 112/748 2.81 (1.04–7.60) 2.93 (1.04–8.30) 1.61 (0.56–4.61)
Gaming disorder
No 32/791 1.0 1.0 1.0 95/699 1.0 1.0 1.0
Yes 13/128 2.47 (1.26–4.85) 2.39 (1.20–4.78) 1.97 (0.97–4.02) 23/62 2.67 (1.58–4.52) 2.54 (1.48–4.36) 1.92 (1.07–3.41)
Depressive symptom
No 20/743 1.0 1.0 33/545 1.0 1.0
Yes 25/176 5.319 (2.87–9.90) 4.48 (2.35–8.54) 85/216 6.59 (4.27–10.17) 6.11 (3.90–9.57)

Model 1: Adjusted for school level; Model 2: Adjusted for Model 1 + school grades, economic status, bullying victim and gaming disorder; Model 3: Adjusted for Model 2 + depressive symptom.