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Table 3 Risk factors for life time suicidal thoughts

From: Life time suicidal thoughts in an urban community in Hanoi, Vietnam

   

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis* (N = 1916)

  

Suicidal thought n (%)

Odd Ratios

95% CIs

Adjusted OR

95%CIs

Age (in years) N = 2238

< 25

76 (13.7)

3.3

1.7–6.1

  
 

25 – 34

44 (9.0)

2.0

1.1–3.9

  
 

35 – 44

20 (5.7)

1.2

0.6–2.6

  
 

45 – 54

32 (9.6)

2.2

1.1–4.4

  
 

55 – 64

15 (6.0)

1.3

0.6–2.9

  
 

≥65

12 (4.6)

1

-

  

Gender N = 2260

Female

140 (12.0)

2.3

1.7–3.1

2.5

1.7–3.7

 

Male

61 (5.6)

1

-

1

-

Marital status N = 2257

Unmarried

114 (13.7)

2.4

1.8–3.3

3.3

2.1–5.4

 

Married

87 (6.1)

1

-

1

-

Religion N = 2257

Buddhism

9 (7.1)

0.8

0.4–1.6

0.5

0.2–1.2

 

Catholic

4 (10)

1.1

0.4–3.2

1.1

0.4–3.5

 

Others

5 (14.3)

1.7

0.6–4.5

2.7

0.9–7.6

 

No religion

182 (8.9)

1

-

1

-

Religiouness N = 2089

Yes

88 (44.9)

1.6

1.1–2.2

  
 

No

634 (33.5)

1

-

  

Employment status N = 2257

Unemployed

3 (9.4)

1.2

0.4–4.2

  
 

Retired

29 (6.0)

0.8

0.5–1.2

  
 

Housework

26 (12.1)

1.7

1.1–2.7

  
 

Student

56 (14.5)

2.0

1.4–2.9

  
 

Employed

87 (7.6)

1

-

  

Income N = 2093

Low

131 (11.3)

1.9

1.4–2.7

1.7

1.1–2.6

 

High

57 (6.1)

1

-

1

-

Education N = 2254

Secondary school or lower

58 (8.6)

1.1

0.8–1.4

  
 

Upper secondary school or higher

143 (9.0)

1

   

Ever used alcohol? N = 2257

Yes

118 (9.7)

1.3

0.9–1.7

1.6

1.1–2.2

 

No

83 (7.9)

1

-

1

-

Ever used sedatives? N = 2252

Yes

44 (18.7)

2.7

1.9–4.0

2.7

1.7–4.3

 

No

156 (7.7)

1

-

1

-

Ever used pain relief medication? N = 2253

Yes

39 (18.4)

2.6

1.8–3.9

2.6

1.6–4.1

 

No

161 (7.9)

1

-

1

-

  1. * The model included age, gender, marital status, education level, income, religion, religiousness, employment status, use of alcohol, sedatives, and pain relief medication. Only variables with P-value <0.1 are presented.