Table 4.
Predictors of serious suicidal thoughts among veterinarians in Norway
| Crude | Adjusted* | |||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Female | 1.55 | 0.999 to 2.401 | 0.88 | 0.49 to 1.57 |
| Age | 0.93 | 0.86 to 1.00 | 1.11 | 0.996 to 1.235 |
| Single | 2.38*** | 1.65 to 3.43 | 1.76** | 1.13 to 2.72 |
| Negative life events1 | 1.78*** | 1.55 to 2.04 | 1.43*** | 1.22 to 1.68 |
| SCL-5 | 3.08*** | 2.61 to 3.64 | 2.75*** | 2.14 to 3.52 |
| Reality weakness2 | 1.47*** | 1.37 to 1.59 | 1.10 | 0.99 to 1.22 |
| Alcohol to cope | 2.14*** | 1.51 to 3.04 | 1.09 | 0.72 to 1.67 |
| Main field of work (ref. category=mixed clinical practice) | ||||
| Companion animals | 1.38 | 0.74 to 2.57 | 1.01 | 0.50 to 2.06 |
| Production animals | 1.28 | 0.56 to 2.94 | 1.97 | 0.77 to 5.05 |
| Equine practice | 1.21 | 0.45 to 3.28 | 1.02 | 0.32 to 3.26 |
| Aquaculture | 1.01 | 0.37 to 2.73 | 1.07 | 0.32 to 3.61 |
| Public administration | 1.08 | 0.53 to 2.20 | 1.15 | 0.49 to 2.71 |
| Academia/research | 1.12 | 0.49 to 2.56 | 1.07 | 0.39 to 2.99 |
| Other | 0.82 | 0.35 to 1.91 | 0.70 | 0.24 to 2.02 |
| Job stress | ||||
| Emotional demands | 1.12*** | 1.08 to 1.16 | 1.02 | 0.97 to 1.07 |
| Work/life balance | 1.13*** | 1.09 to 1.17 | 1.00 | 0.95 to 1.05 |
| Fear of complaints | 1.18*** | 1.11 to 1.25 | 1.01 | 0.93 to 1.09 |
**P<0.05.
***P< 0.001
1The variable life events was entered into the model as a weighted variable (‘Negative life events’), comprising the sum score of life events that was significant in a univariate model with the dependent variable.
2There was a high correlation between SCL-5 and reality weakness (Pearson’s R=0.6). x Mark as
*In the adjusted model, all listed variables were simultaneously entered in the model, that is, gender, age, civil status, negative life events, SCL-5, reality weakness, use of alcohol to cope, main field of work and the three job stress factors.
SCL-5, Symptom Check List-5.