Table 3.
Factors contributing to suicidal ideation by life cycle (n=5,935)
| Characteristic | Category | 12–19 y | 20–39 y | 40–64 y | ≥ 65 y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic factor | |||||
| Sex | Male | 0.39 (0.13–1.15) | 0.99 (0.43–2.30) | 0.83 (0.49–1.42) | 1.27 (0.69–2.34) |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Family structure | Single person | 0.74 (0.35–1.56) | 1.54 (0.83–2.84) | ||
| ≥Two persons | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Residential area | Rural area | 1.56 (0.83–2.94) | |||
| Urban area | 1.00 | ||||
| Socioeconomic factor | |||||
| Household income | Low | 1.86 (0.81–4.25) | |||
| Middle | 1.26 (0.66–2.40) | ||||
| High | 1.00 | ||||
| Education level | ≤Primary school | 2.51 (0.45–14.00) | 2.76 (1.46–5.20)* | ||
| Middle school | 6.56 (1.33–32.32)* | 1.85 (0.95–3.63) | |||
| ≥High school | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Health-related factor | |||||
| Depressive mood | Yes | 10.98 (2.98–40.40)* | 17.99 (6.51–49.68)* | 10.98 (6.30–19.16)* | 5.98 (3.39–10.54)* |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Stress level | High | 5.33 (1.51–18.85)* | 4.41 (1.65–11.79)* | 2.11 (1.14–3.87)* | 3.25 (1.69–6.24)* |
| Low | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Subjective health status | Poor | 2.87 (0.71–11.62) | 2.75 (1.24–6.09)* | 1.34 (0.81–2.22) | 1.45 (0.78–2.67) |
| Good | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Activity restriction | Yes | 5.91 (1.60–21.84)* | 1.86 (1.00–3.45)* | 1.35 (0.67–2.70) | |
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Quality of life | ≤0.70 | 1.57 (0.42–5.92) | 2.77 (1.01–7.59)* | 0.96 (0.32–2.85) | |
| 0.71–0.90 | 1.08 (0.42–2.77) | 0.98 (0.55–1.75) | 0.80 (0.40–1.60) | ||
| >0.90 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Sleep time | Inappropriate | 1.32 (0.53–3.29) | 1.27 (0.68–2.39) | 2.01 (1.08–3.73)* | |
| Appropriate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Medium-intensity physical activity | No | 0.94 (0.44–2.01) | 0.48 (0.20–1.19) | ||
| Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| C-statistics | 0.882 | 0.904 | 0.875 | 0.829 |
Data are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval).
*
p<0.05.