Table 2.
Regression equation values for the independent variables (sociodemographic and clinical) in older adults and the elderly
| χ2 | R2Nagelkerke | β coefficient | s.e. | Wald statistic | Exp(β) | 95% CI (exp(β)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower limit | Upper limit | |||||||
| Model 1 (n1 = 81) | ||||||||
| Age (50–60 years) | 9.78** | 0.175 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 5.32** | 0.92 | 0.84 | 1.01 |
| Marital status (single) | 3.71* | 0.309 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 3.59* | 0.76 | 0.57 | 1.01 |
| Pre-existing condition (anxiety) | 13.51** | 0.416 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 10.46** | 0.96 | 0.78 | 0.98 |
| Methods of self-injury (mixed) | 11.96** | 0.616 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 7.41** | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.96 |
| Healthcare action (admission) | 1.11* | 0.041 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 1.07* | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Model 2 (n2 = 134) | ||||||||
| Gender (female) | 3.95** | 0.101 | 1.12 | 0.06 | 6.21** | 0.90 | 0.75 | 1.08 |
| Age (71–80 years) | 2.03* | 0.282 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 5.12** | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.97 |
| Marital status (widowed) | 1.86* | 0.375 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 3.97** | 0.61 | 0.27 | 0.81 |
| Pre-existing condition (depression) | 11.83** | 0.291 | 0.11 | 0.39 | 12.99** | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.98 |
| Pre-existing condition (physical) | 1.34* | 0.336 | 0.91 | 0.67 | 1.17* | 0.93 | 0.13 | 0.99 |
| Suicide re-attempt method (single) | 1.08* | 0.598 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 3.23* | 0.74 | 0.12 | 0.85 |
| Healthcare action (discharge) | 3.27** | 0.754 | 1.36 | 0.21 | 4.11** | 0.81 | 0.56 | 0.92 |
Model 1: older adults and the elderly who engage in more than one episode of self-injury. Model 2: older adults and the elderly who make more than one suicide attempt.
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.