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.