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. 2022 May 15;22:336. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-03968-2

Table 2.

Factors associated with suicidal ideation at T1, T2, and T3

Variables Category T1 T2 T3
Crude OR 95% Cl Adj OR 95% Cl Crude OR 95% Cl Adj OR 95% Cl Crude OR 95% Cl Adj OR 95% Cl
Age 0.98*** (0.97,0.99) 0.97*** (0.95,0.98) 0.99* (0.98,1.00) 1.00 (0.98,1.02) 0.96*** (0.96,0.97) 0.97** (0.96,0.99)
Sex Female - - - - - - - - -
Male 1.06** (1.03,1.10) 1.44*** (1.38,1.50) 1.18** (1.14,1.22) 1.42*** (1.37,1.48) 1.15*** (1.12,1.19) 1.35*** (1.30,1.40)
Grade Freshman - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sophomore 0.99* (1.04,1.14) 1.10*** (1.04,1.17) 1.00 (1.06,1.15) 1.05 (0.99,1.11) 0.97 (1.05,1.13) 1.06** (1.01,1.11)
Junior 1.11*** (1.06,1.17) 1.12*** (1.05,1.20) 1.09*** (1.04,1.14) 0.94 (0.87,1.00) 1.17*** (1.12,1.21) 1.04 (0.98,1.10)
Senior 1.15*** (1.09,1.21) 1.06 (0.98,1.14) 1.10*** (1.05,1.17) 0.72*** (0.65,0.78) 0.80*** (0.76,0.84) 0.80*** (0.74,0.87)
Graduate 0.61*** (0.55,0.69) 0.60*** (0.51,0.71) 0.68*** (0.62,0.74) 0.49*** (0.42,0.56) 0.66*** (0.62,0.72) 0.62*** (0.54,0.70)
Self-perceived physical health Good - - - - - - - - - - - -
Average 3.29*** (3.11,3.47) 1.05 (0.98,1.13) 3.41*** (3.22,3.61) 1.07 (0.99,1.15) 3.61*** (3.42,3.80) 1.06 (0.99,1.14)
Poor 5.53*** (4.13,7.39) 1.27 (0.86,1.85) 7.91*** (5.95,0.00) 1.20 (0.84,1.72) 5.52*** (4.47,0.00) 0.97 (0.75,1.24)
Self-perceived mental health Good - - - - - - - - -
Average 4.85*** (4.64,5.06) 1.44*** (1.36,1.52) 4.30*** (4.14,4.48) 1.25*** (1.18,1.31) 4.20*** (4.05,4.36) 1.35*** (1.29,1.42)
Poor 15.73*** (13.72,18.03) 2.81*** (2.39,3.29) 15.13*** (13.41,17.08) 2.32*** (2.01,2.67) 12.16*** (11.09,13.34) 2.25*** (2.02,2.51)
Major physical health problem No - - - - - - - - -
Yes 1.73*** (1.42,2.11) 1.33* (1.03,1.70) 1.90*** (1.61,2.24) 1.37** (1.10,1.71) 1.83*** (1.49,2.23) 0.96 (0.74,1.26)
Mental illness No - - - - - - - - - - - -
Yes 4.65*** (4.15,5.22) 1.65*** (1.41,1.92) 3.62*** (3.22,4.07) 1.52*** (1.30,1.79) 4.37*** (3.91,4.89) 2.09*** (1.78,2.46)
Ever received counseling from a professional No - - - - - - - - - - - -
Yes 2.74*** (2.59,2.91) 1.37*** (1.27,1.48) 2.32*** (2.19,2.46) 1.23*** (1.14,1.33) 2.41*** (2.29,2.53) 1.24*** (1.16,1.33)
Psychological assistance since the outbreak No - - - - - - - - - - - -
Yes 2.20*** (1.82,2.66) 1.04 (0.83,1.31) 2.81*** (2.39,3.29) 1.14 (0.94,1.40) 3.13*** (2.75,3.55) 1.12 (0.95,1.33)
Social media exposure  < 1 h/Day - - - - - - - - - - - -
1–2 h/Day 0.84*** (0.81,0.87) 0.82*** (0.78,0.86) 1.11*** (1.07,1.15) 0.98 (0.94,1.03) 1.13*** (1.09,1.17) 1.12*** (1.07,1.17)
 > 2 h/Day 1.06** (1.01,1.12) 0.92*** (0.87,0.98) 1.46*** (1.37,1.56) 1.20*** (1.10,1.30) 1.42*** (1.31,1.53) 1.36*** (1.24,1.50)
Covid-19 prevention beliefs Yes - - - - - - - - - - - -
No 2.24*** (2.09,2.40) 1.19*** (1.09,1.30) 2.31*** (2.12,2.52) 1.32*** (1.17,1.48) 2.29*** (2.12,2.48) 1.34*** (1.21,1.49)
Implement Covid-19 preventive actions Yes - - - - - - - - - - - -
No 2.22*** (2.07,2.37) 1.30*** (1.19,1.41) 2.37*** (2.18,2.58) 1.36*** (1.21,1.52) 2.25*** (2.08,2.44) 1.35*** (1.22,1.50)
Covid-19 curative beliefs Yes - - - - - - - - - - - -
No 2.19*** (2.03,2.36) 1.20*** (1.09,1.32) 2.18*** (2.00,2.37) 1.14** (1.03,1.27) 2.08*** (1.95,2.23) 1.22*** (1.12,1.33)
YSIS Q1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Q2 2.17*** (2.00,2.35) 0.96 (0.88,1.05) 2.33*** (2.17,2.51) 0.76*** (0.69,0.83) 2.40*** (2.23,2.59) 0.79*** (0.73,0.86)
Q3 4.46*** (4.15,4.79) 0.87*** (0.80,0.94) 6.35*** (5.93,6.79) 0.80*** (0.73,0.87) 7.65*** (7.16,8.18) 1.00 (0.92,1.08)
Q4 12.79*** (11.94,13.69) 0.92* (0.85,1.00) 13.43*** (12.59,14.32) 0.67*** (0.62,0.73) 13.40*** (12.56,14.30) 0.81*** (0.74,0.88)
PHQ-8 Q1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Q2 5.18*** (4.32,6.21) 3.44*** (2.85,4.14) 5.02*** (4.02,6.26) 4.18*** (3.34,5.24) 3.60*** (2.89,4.48) 2.51*** (2.03,3.11)
Q3 19.92*** (16.78,23.64) 7.28*** (6.06,8.75) 30.77*** (25.14,37.65) 12.36*** (9.96,15.35) 23.02*** (18.97,27.94) 11.57*** (9.42,14.22)
Q4

149.88

***

(126.86,177.09)

29.85

***

(24.86,35.84)

303.00

***

(248.20,369.90)

59.90

***

(48.17,74.49)

254.56

***

(210.35,308.06)

10.63

***

(8.61,13.12)
GAD-7 Q1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Q2 - - - - 3.27*** (2.89,3.69) 1.62*** (1.43,1.84) 5.31*** (4.66,6.06) 2.72*** (2.38,3.11)
Q3 5.46*** (5.01,5.95) 2.43*** (2.22,2.66) 7.24*** (6.61,7.94) 2.37*** (2.14,2.62) 10.16*** (9.15,11.28) 5.28*** (4.75,5.87)
Q4

44.49

***

(41.26,47.97)

8.08

***

(7.41,8.82)

64.69

***

(59.83,69.96)

9.32

***

(8.49,10.22)

101.11

***

(92.05,111.06)

44.82

***

(40.33,49.80)

***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05. YSIS represents the total score of the Youth Self-Rating Insomnia Scale, PHQ-8 represents the total score of the first eight items of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire depressive symptoms, and GAD-7 represents the total score of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale. Q1 represents the first quartile, Q2 represents the second quartile, Q3 represents the third quartile, and Q4 represents the fourth quartile