Table 3.
Outcomes of multivariable analysis of variables associated with suicide attempts among school-attending adolescents in Cook Islands, Curaçao, and Timor Leste, GSHS 2015
| Variable | Cook Islands | Curaçao | East Timor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Adjusted OR | NA | NA | NA |
| 95% CI | |||
| P-value | |||
| Sex | |||
| Adjusted OR | NA | 0.83 | NA |
| 95% CI | 0.53–1.31 | ||
| P-value | 0.431 | ||
| Suicide ideation | |||
| Adjusted OR | 19.42 | 7.88 | 4.59 |
| 95% CI | 9.11–41.41 | 5.20–11.95 | 2.14–9.88 |
| P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Suicide planning | |||
| Adjusted OR | 2.51 | 7.01 | 3.36 |
| 95% CI | 0.97–6.52 | 4.24–11.60 | 1.79–6.29 |
| P-value | 0.057 | < 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Anxiety | |||
| Adjusted OR | 2.51 | 1.12 | 2.11 |
| 95% CI | 1.08–5.82 | 0.58–2.19 | 0.95–4.69 |
| P-value | 0.033 | 0.726 | 0.066 |
| Loneliness | |||
| Adjusted OR | 0.43 | 1.55 | 0.98 |
| 95% CI | 0.09–1.98 | 0.96–2.51 | 0.45–2.16 |
| P-value | 0.272 | 0.071 | 0.963 |
| Food deprivation | |||
| Adjusted OR | NA | 2.14 | 1.31 |
| 95% CI | 0.95–4.81 | 0.58–2.97 | |
| P-value | 0.065 | 0.497 | |
| Close friends | |||
| Adjusted OR | 0.93 | 0.997 | 0.78 |
| 95% CI | 0.62–1.40 | 0.82–1.21 | 0.59–1.03 |
| P-value | 0.735 | 0.979 | 0.073 |
| Bullying victimization | |||
| Adjusted OR | 1.81 | 1.57 | 2.69 |
| 95% CI | 0.51–6.35 | 0.92–2.66 | 1.02–7.12 |
| P-value | 0.347 | 0.094 | 0.047 |
| Physical bullying | |||
| Adjusted OR | 3.3 | NA | 0.64 |
| 95% CI | 1.10–9.91 | 0.12–3.31 | |
| P-value | 0.034 | 0.573 | |
| Parental tobacco use | |||
| Adjusted OR | NA | 1.31 | 0.84 |
| 95% CI | 0.84–2.06 | 0.45–1.57 | |
| P-value | 0.235 | 0.562 | |
| People smoked in presence during the last week | |||
| Adjusted OR | NA | 1.05 | NA |
| 95% CI | 0.67–1.66 | ||
| P-value | 0.827 | ||
| Physical fight | |||
| Adjusted OR | 2.86 | 1.92 | 1.31 |
| 95% CI | 0.93–8.81 | 0.97–3.82 | 0.61–2.82 |
| P-value | 0.067 | 0.062 | 0.473 |
| Serious injury | |||
| Adjusted OR | 1.15 | 1.24 | 2.22 |
| 95% CI | 0.58–2.30 | 0.74–2.08 | 1.31–3.74 |
| P-value | 0.684 | 0.413 | 0.005 |
| Early sexual debut | Not asked | ||
| Adjusted OR | 1.01 | 0.99 | |
| 95% CI | 0.60–1.72 | 0.33–2.95 | |
| P-value | 0.969 | 0.986 | |
| Alcohol use in the past 30 days | |||
| Adjusted OR | 0.60 | 1.28 | 1.19 |
| 95% CI | 0.23–1.55 | 0.88–1.87 | 0.61–2.33 |
| P-value | 0.287 | 0.193 | 0.597 |
| Physically attacked | |||
| Adjusted OR | 0.79 | 1.39 | 1.19 |
| 95% CI | 0.24–2.58 | 0.86–2.25 | 0.65–2.20 |
| P-value | 0.689 | 0.172 | 0.550 |
| Marijuana use in the past 30 days | |||
| Adjusted OR | 1.62 | 1.12 | 1.79 |
| 95% CI | 0.50–5.19 | 0.42–2.95 | 0.68–4.69 |
| P-value | 0.411 | 0.823 | 0.224 |
| Smoked cigarettes | |||
| Adjusted OR | 3.82 | 1.19 | 1.33 |
| 95% CI | 1.38–10.54 | 0.55–2.56 | 0.78–2.27 |
| P-value | 0.011 | 0.659 | 0.272 |
| Supportive parental figures | |||
| Adjusted OR | NA | 0.95 | NA |
| 95% CI | 0.58–1.56 | ||
| P-value | 0.847 | ||
| Helpful peers | |||
| Adjusted OR | 0.39 | 0.84 | NA |
| 95% CI | 0.15–1.00 | 0.57–1.24 | |
| P-value | 0.05 | 0.387 | |
Only those factors found statistically significant in bivariate analysis were used in this model. OR is odds ratios, 95% CI is 95% confidence intervals