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. 2023 Jan 18;23:46. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04539-9

Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression of suicide category membership by demographic and protective factors

Ideation vs no suicidal thoughts or behaviours Ideation + planning1 vs no suicidal thoughts or behaviours Ideation + planning1 vs ideation
Demographics Unadjusted OR [95% CI] p Fully adjusted OR [95% CI] p Unadjusted OR [95% CI] p Fully adjusted OR [95% CI] p Unadjusted OR [95% CI] p Fully adjusted OR [95% CI] p
Age 0.99 [0.97, 1.00] .109 0.99 [0.97, 1.02] .609 0.99 [0.98, 1.01] .359 0.98 [0.96, 1.00] .070 1.01 [0.99, 1.02] .519 0.99 [0.96, 1.01] .273
Sexuality (reference: heterosexual)
Gay 1.03 [0.58, 1.82] .928 0.79 [0.40, 1.54] .485 1.00 [0.61, 1.64] .989 0.69 [0.36, 1.29] .243 0.97 [0.49, 1.94] .933 0.87 [0.40, 1.89] .726
Bisexual 1.11 [0.45, 2.77] .823 0.80 [0.26, 2.47] .704 0.52 [0.18, 1.50] .225 0.32 [0.08, 1.27] .105 0.47 [0.13, 1.73] .253 0.40 [0.09, 1.83] .236
Other 10.17 [2.37, 43.72] .002 4.72 [0.73, 30.66] .104 5.69 [1.25, 25.90] .025 3.34 [0.44, 25.31] .244 0.56 [0.14, 2.17] .401 0.71 [0.12, 4.06] .697
Gender identity (reference: transgender man)
Cisgender man 0.17 [0.03, 0.86] .032 0.14 [0.02, 1.02] .052 0.35 [0.06, 2.10] .248 0.26 [0.03, 2.34] .230 2.04 [0.33, 12.46] .442 1.91 [0.27, 13.57] .519
Education level (reference: not university educated)
University educated 1.03 [0.65, 1.63] .907 1.22 [0.68, 2.17] .506 0.81 [0.54, 1.21] .294 1.23 [0.71, 2.13] .452 0.78 [0.45, 1.37] .393 1.01 [0.52, 1.97] .967
Place of residence (reference: non-metropolitan)
Metropolitan 0.60 [0.37, 0.95] .029 0.53 [0.30, 0.96] .037 0.54 [0.36, 0.82] .004 0.50 [0.29, 0.87] .015 0.91 [0.52, 1.60] .744 0.93 [0.49, 1.80] .838
Protective factors
Employment status (reference: job loss experienced)
No job loss experienced 0.56 [0.27, 1.13] .106 0.85 [0.38, 1.87] .682 0.27 [0.15, 0.48] < .001 0.38 [0.19, 0.77] .007 0.48 [0.21, 1.07] .073 0.45 [0.19, 1.05] .066
Not in labor force/retired 0.81 [0.36, 1.83] .613 1.11 [0.42, 2.93] .830 0.70 [0.37, 1.34] .286 1.26 [0.55, 2.89] .593 0.87 [0.36, 2.12] .757 1.13 [0.41, 3.09] .813
Relationship status (reference: married/partnered/de facto)
Single (never married) 2.46 [1.41, 4.27] .001 1.60 [0.70, 3.62] .263 2.26 [1.38, 3.68] .001 1.40 [0.63, 3.10] .410 0.92 [0.46, 1.78] .803 0.88 [0.34, 2.24] .782
Separated/divorced/widowed 3.00 [1.68, 5.35] < .001 2.67 [1.21, 5.89] .015 2.45 [1.45, 4.16] .001 1.82 [0.84, 3.95] .130 0.82 [0.41, 1.63] .567 0.68 [0.28, 1.67] .405
SO social support 0.77 [0.68, 0.86] < .001 0.93 [0.76, 1.14] .505 0.75 [0.67, 0.83] < .001 0.98 [0.81, 1.19] .839 0.98 [0.85, 1.12] .737 1.05 [0.84, 1.32] .671
Family social support 0.73 [0.64, 0.83] < .001 0.86 [0.71, 1.05] .135 0.69 [0.62, 0.78] < .001 0.88 [0.73, 1.06] .190 0.96 [0.82, 1.12] .569 1.02 [0.82, 1.28] .842
Friends social support 0.79 [0.69, 0.91] .001 0.94 [0.76, 1.17] .599 0.67 [0.60, 0.76] < .001 0.76 [0.62, 0.93] .007 0.85 [0.72, 0.99] .046 0.80 [0.63, 1.02] .074
Problem-focused coping 1.02 [0.97, 1.06] .499 1.01 [0.94, 1.08] .753 1.02 [0.98, 1.06] .250 1.08 [1.01, 1.16] .019 1.01 [0.96, 1.06] .770 1.07 [0.99, 1.16] .087
Emotion-focused coping 1.08 [1.03, 1.12] .001 1.07 [1.00, 1.15] .048 1.06 [1.02, 1.11] .002 1.02 [0.95, 1.09] .662 0.99 [0.94, 1.04] .681 0.95 [0.88, 1.02] .165
Avoidant coping 1.22 [1.15, 1.30] < .001 1.12 [1.05, 1.21] .002 1.26 [1.19, 1.33] < .001 1.18 [1.10, 1.27] < .001 1.03 [0.97, 1.10] .372 1.05 [0.97, 1.14] .203
Resilience 0.40 [0.30, 0.54] < .001 0.52 [0.38, 0.72] < .001 0.36 [0.28, 0.47] < .001 0.48 [0.35, 0.66] < .001 0.90 [0.65, 1.24] .514 0.91 [0.63, 1.31] .617

Bold = p < .05. OR = odds ratio. SO = significant other. 1 = this category includes n = 12 individuals reporting suicide ideation, planning and attempt