Table 2.
Prevalence of high risk of suicide among undergraduate students at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) according to exposure categories in the 2019 (N = 996) and 2020 (N = 1437) collections
Variable | 2019 | 2020 | Interaction (2019 × 2020) |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | p = 0.112 | p = 0.029 | p = 0.010 |
Male | 13.3% | 13.5% | |
Female | 10.0% | 18.5% | |
Sexual orientation | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.505 |
Heterosexual | 8.1% | 12.6% | |
Homo/bi/pansexual | 22.0% | 29.5% | |
Age | p = 0.054 | p = 0.151 | p = 0.508 |
18–24 years | 12.8% | 18.6% | |
25–31years | 8.8% | 15.7% | |
32 years or more | 6.3% | 13.8% | |
Race and ethnicity | p = 0.960 | p = 0.689 | p = 0.796 |
White | 11.3% | 16.7% | |
Black, brown, or other | 11.2% | 17.7% | |
Income per capita (quintiles) | p = 0.448 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.048 |
1st quintile (poorest) | 12.4% | 23.1% | |
2nd quintile | 9.4% | 16.2% | |
3rd quintile | 8.8% | 17.0% | |
4th quintile | 14.6% | 13.7% | |
5th quintile (richest) | 12.9% | 9.5% | |
Housing status | p = 0.903 | p = 0.742 | p = 0.987 |
Lives with family members | 10.8% | 16.8% | |
Lives alone | 12.1% | 19.6% | |
Lives with friends/peers | 11.0% | 17.8% | |
Housing quality | p = 0.294 | p = 0.511 | p = 0.609 |
Better | 10.6% | 16.5% | |
Worse | 12.9% | 17.9% | |
Food insecurity | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.857 |
No | 8.8% | 11.5% | |
Yes | 17.2% | 21.6% | |
Social support | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.591 |
Low | 33.3% | 36.7% | |
Medium | 12.7% | 18.0% | |
High | 6.7% | 7.9% | |
Desired course on entry | p = 0.086 | p = 0.855 | p = 0.141 |
No | 14.1% | 16.7% | |
Yes | 10.1% | 17.1% | |
Satisfaction with current course | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.501 |
Not at all/unsatisfied | 23.0% | 27.0% | |
Moderately satisfied | 11.8% | 17.6% | |
Very/totally satisfied | 8.6% | 14.1% | |
Physical activity in the previous week | p = 0.257 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.473 |
No | 13.1% | 20.4% | |
Yes | 10.6% | 14.0% | |
Generalized anxiety | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.174 |
No | 6.9% | 8.0% | |
Yes | 21.3% | 33.6% | |
Depression | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.063 |
No | 3.8% | 2.4% | |
Yes | 23.7% | 29.2% | |
Stress | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.307 |
Less stressed (1st–3rd quartiles) | 7.6% | 10.5% | |
More stressed (4th quartile) | 23.5% | 40.5% |
SABES-Grad Study, Brazil, 2021.