Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Sci. 2021 Sep 4;23(1):73–84. doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01295-8

Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Regression Results: Simultaneous Demographic, Psychosocial, and Substance Use Correlates of Suicidal Behavior Patterns

Reference Group: Pattern 1a versus Reference Group: Pattern 2b versus Reference Group: Pattern 3c versus

Characteristics Pattern 2
AOR [95% CI]
Pattern 3
AOR [95% CI]
Pattern 4d
AOR [95% CI]
Pattern 3
AOR [95% CI]
Pattern 4
AOR [95% CI]
Pattern 4
AOR [95% CI]

Sex: Male (ref: female) 0.97 [0.81, 1.17] 1.06 [0.89, 1.23] 3.27 [2.19, 5.30] 1.08 [0.88, 1.34] 3.36 [2.12, 5.31] 2.32 [1.11, 4.85]
Race/Ethnicity (ref: white)
 Black/African American 1.20 [0.84, 1.66] 2.08 [1.41, 3.05] 3.32 [1.35, 8.13] 1.73 [1.23, 2.29] 2.77 [1.14, 6.71] 1.60 [0.68, 3.73]
 Asian 1.47 [0.94, 2.31] 1.81 [1.09, 2.99] 3.20 [0.59, 17.40] 1.23 [0.23, 1.82] 2.17 [0.38, 12.25] 1.77 [0.34, 9.19]
 Other 1.15 [0.94, 1.40] 1.80 [1.43, 2.27] 2.16 [0.88, 5.34] 1.57 [1.27, 1.94] 1.88 [0.76, 4.66] 1.20 [0.48, 3.02]
 Hispanic/Latinx 1.18 [0.84, 1.66] 1.84 [1.22, 2.78] 2.29 [0.88, 5.39] 1.56 [1.10, 2.21] 1.94 [0.71, 5.27] 1.24 [0.46, 3.37]
Age (ref: 14 & under)
 15 years old 1.08 [0.76, 1.53] 1.03 [0.76, 1.40] 0.58 [0.19, 1.77] 0.96 [0.73, 1.25] 0.54 [0.19, 1.56] 0.57 [0.19, 1.66]
 16 years old 1.09 [0.76, 1.55] 0.76 [0.52, 1.11] 0.72 [0.22, 2.37] 0.70 [0.51, 0.96] 0.67 [0.22, 2.03] 0.96 [0.32, 2.90]
 17 years old 1.02 [0.73, 1.43] 0.64 [0.45, 0.91] 0.34 [0.12, 0.94] 0.63 [0.47, 0.85] 0.33 [0.12, 0.91] 0.53 [0.19, 1.47]
 18 & older 1.12 [0.77, 1.64] 0.58 [0.42, 0.81] 0.37 [0.11, 1.31] 0.52 [0.35, 0.75] 0.33 [0.10, 1.15] 0.64 [0.19, 2.19]
Bullied at School: Yes (ref: No) 0.95 [0.77, 1.16] 1.15 [0.91, 1.46] 1.14 [0.46, 2.80] 1.22 [1.01, 1.48] 1.20 [0.49, 2.94] 0.99 [0.41, 2.41]
Bullied Online: Yes (ref: No) 1.22 [0.95, 1.57] 1.87 [1.47, 2.39] 1.46 [0.51, 4.17] 1.54 [1.22, 1.93] 1.20 [0.42, 3.40] 0.78 [0.28, 2.21]
Sad or hopeless: Yes (ref: No) 0.94 [0.76, 1.15] 2.33 [1.72, 3.17] 0.28 [0.15, 0.53] 2.49 [1.94, 3.19] 0.30 [0.16, 0.57] 0.12 [0.06, 0.25]
History of Sexual Violence: Yes (ref: No) 0.95 [0.74, 1.22] 1.77 [1.34, 2.33] 1.14 [0.53, 2.49] 1.85 [1.48, 2.32] 1.20 [0.54, 2.66] 0.65 [0.29, 1.45]
Current Alcohol Use: Yes (ref: No) 0.92 [0.71, 1.20] 0.99 [0.77, 1.28] 0.59 [0.25, 1.40] 1.08 [0.87, 1.34] 0.64 [0.27, 1.52] 0.59 [0.24, 1.44]
Current Cannabis Use: Yes (ref: No) 0.92 [0.74, 1.14] 1.25 [0.97, 1.60] 2.43 [0.96, 6.17] 1.36 [1.08, 1.71] 2.65 [1.03, 6.83] 1.95 [0.79, 4.82]
Current Electronic Cigarette Use: Yes (ref: No) 1.33 [1.04, 1.70] 1.28 [0.98, 1.67] 0.84 [0.41, 1.71] 0.96 [0.77, 1.19] 0.63 [0.30, 1.31] 0.66 [0.31, 1.41]
Current Cigarette Use: Yes (ref: No) 0.89 [0.64, 1.23] 1.48 [1.08, 2.03] 2.23 [0.93, 5.34] 1.66 [1.29, 2.14] 2.51 [1.03, 6.08] 1.51 [0.64, 3.55]
Ever Illicit Substance Use: Yes (ref: No) 1.28 [0.98, 1.67] 1.42 [1.08, 1.87] 0.90 [0.39, 2.11] 1.11 [0.84, 1.47] 0.71 [0.30, 1.67] 0.64 [0.27, 1.52]
Ever Prescription Opiate Misuse: Yes (ref: No) 1.07 [0.85, 1.35] 1.34 [1.05, 1.72] 1.46 [0.63, 3.38] 1.25 [1.02, 1.54] 1.36 [0.60, 3.11] 1.09 [0.46, 2.56]
a

Pattern 1: Suicidal thoughts only;

b

Pattern 2: Suicidal thoughts & suicide plans;

c

Pattern 3: Suicide attempt with ideation;

d

Pattern 4: Suicide attempt without ideation

Note. All demographic, psychosocial, substance use factors entered into multivariable model simultaneously. AOR: adjusted odds ratio. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. Ref: reference group. Bold denotes p < 0.05.