Table 1 Relationships between demographic/clinical characteristics and lifetime suicidal ideation rates: overall and by lifetime depression status

Demographic characteristics

Age

Under 45

27/43 (63)

20/92 (22)

47/135 (35)

3.1**

1.8-5.5

3.6**

1.6-8.1

45-64

52/104 (50)

33/229 (14)

85/333 (26)

2.0**

1.2-3.3

2.2*

1.1-4.3

65+

12/27 (44)

10/123 (8.1)

22/150 (15)

Gender

Male

31/54 (57)

22/190 (12)

53/244 (22)

0.75

0.51-1.1

0.88

0.54-1.4

Female

60/120 (50)

41/254 (16)

101/374 (27)

Marital status

Married/de facto

45/94 (49)

35/338 (10)

80/432 (19)

0.34**

0.23-0.50

0.46**

0.29-0.74

Not married

45/78 (58)

28/105 (27)

73/183 (40)

Education

High school or other

60/122 (49)

44/297 (15)

104/419 (25)

1.2

0.75-1.8

1.0

0.61-1.8

Didn’t finish school

20/38 (53)

15/120 (13)

35/158 (22)

Employment status

Employed

50/102 (49)

36/255 (14)

86/357 (24)

0.90

0.62-1.3

0.53*

0.32-0.89

Not in workforce

40/69 (58)

27/188 (14)

67/257 (26)

Lifetime DSM-IV diagnoses

Depressive disorder

Yes

91/174 (52)

-

91/174 (52)

6.6**

4.4-9.9

3.0**

2.0-5.3

No

-

63/444 (14)

63/444 (14)

Alcohol disorder

Yes

36/52 (69)

15/82 (18)

51/134 (38)

2.8**

1.5-3.4

1.6

0.90-2.7

No

55/122 (45)

48/362 (13)

103/484 (21)

Drug use disorder

Yes

15/21 (71)

7 /15 (47)

22/36 (61)

5.4**

2.7-11

2.1

0.82-5.2

No

76/153 (50)

56/429 (13)

132/582 (23)

Anxiety disorder

Yes

69/120 (58)

30/121 (25)

99/241 (41)

4.1**

2.8-6.0

2.0**

1.3-4.3

No

22/54 (41)

33/323 (10)

55/377 (15)

PTSD

Yes

39/59 (66)

13/41 (33)

52/100 (55)

4.4**

2.8-6.9

2.4**

1.4-4.4

No

52/115 (45)

50/403 (12)

102/518 (20)