Table 3.
Weighted estimates (odds ratios) from logistic regression models predicting young women's suicide ideation (N = 7229).
| Model 1 |
Model 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Weight classification (ref=normal or healthy weight) | ||||
| Underweight | 1.15 | (0.58, 2.28) | 1.10 | (0.53, 2.28) |
| Overweight | 0.87 | (0.60, 1.26) | 0.83 | (0.55, 1.24) |
| Obese class I | 1.06 | (0.70, 1.61) | 1.00 | (0.62, 1.62) |
| Obese class II | 1.53 | (0.94, 2.47) | 1.19 | (0.65, 2.18) |
| Obese class III or severe obesity | 1.08 | (0.64, 1.83) | 0.93 | (0.47, 1.84) |
| Weight perceptions (ref=about the right weight) | ||||
| Underweight | 1.12 | (0.65, 1.94) | ||
| Overweight | 1.21 | (0.85, 1.74) | ||
| Fair/poor health (ref=excellent/very good/good health) | 1.73** | (1.15, 2.59) | ||
| High levels of depressive symptoms (ref=no) | 5.85*** | (4.40, 7.78) | ||
| Parents married (ref=parents unmarried) | 0.90 | (0.62, 1.29) | ||
| Parent's highest level of educational attainment (ref=less than a high school degree) | ||||
| High school degree or GED | 1.00 | (0.61, 1.62) | ||
| Some postsecondary education | 1.43 | (0.93, 2.21) | ||
| Bachelor's degree or more | 1.06 | (0.66, 1.71) | ||
| Adolescent family income | 1.00 | (0.89, 1.12) | ||
| Race/ethnicity (ref=non-Hispanic, White) | ||||
| Hispanic | 0.78 | (0.45, 1.35) | ||
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 0.45** | (0.29, 0.70) | ||
| Non-Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.66 | (0.33, 1.32) | ||
| Non-Hispanic, Other | 1.11 | (0.64, 1.94) | ||
| Age | 0.90* | (0.82, 0.98) | ||
| U.S. born (ref=foreign-born) | 0.75 | (0.41, 1.36) | ||
| Married (ref=unmarried) | 0.51** | (0.32, 0.83) | ||
| Has children (ref=doesn't have children) | 0.65* | (0.45, 0.93) | ||
| Lives with parents (ref=no) | 0.81 | (0.60, 1.08) | ||
| Attending postsecondary school (ref=no) | 0.90 | (0.68, 1.18) | ||
| Employed at least 10 h/week (ref=no) | 1.09 | (0.81, 1.46) | ||
*P < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001.
Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.