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. 2021 Oct 2;42(13):10603–10612. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02332-z

Table 4.

Logistic regression predicting suicidal ideation by age group

Young-old group (65–75) Old-old group (75 +)
Step Predictor B SE p OR 95% CI B SE p OR 95% CI
1 CIRS .18 .08 .03 1.20 1.02–1.41 .05 .05 .25 1.06 .96–1.16
ML -.50 .22 .02 .61 .39-.94 -.14 .14 .29 .86 .66–1.13
R2 = .17, χ2Step(2) = 10.86, p = .004 R2 = .04, χ2Step(2) = 2.43, p = .30
2 CIRS 2.64 .89 .003 14.0 2.42–80.83 .32 .18 .09 1.37 .95–1.97
ML 6.52 2.48 .01 682.20 5.29–87,990.49 .83 .66 .21 2.30 .63–8.39
CIRS*ML -.46 .16 .005 .63 .46-.87 -.05 .04 .14 .95 .88–1.02

R2 = .35, χ2Step(1) = 13.93, p < .001,

χ2model(3) = 24.79, p < .001

R2 = .07, χ2Step(1) = 2.52, p = .11, χ2model(3) = 4.95, p = .17

CIRS-Cumulative illness rating scale, ML = meaning in life