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Table 2 Bivariate associations between parental psychopathology and respondent lifetime suicidal behavior 1

From: Association between parental psychopathology and suicidal behavior among adult offspring: results from the cross-sectional South African Stress and Health survey

 

In the total sample

Among those with suicidal ideation

Ideation

Attempts

Plans

Attempts

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Depression

1.0 (0.5-2.2)

0.6 (0.1-2.4)

0.3 (0.0-1.7)

1.0 (0.1-8.1)

Panic

1.6* (1.1-2.3)*

2.5* (1.4-4.6)*

2.0 (0.9-4.2)

1.6 (0.7-3.9)

GAD

2.4* (1.4-4.0)*

1.8 (0.5-6.1)

1.1 (0.2-5.8)

1.2 (0.3-4.6)

Substance abuse

1.6* (1.0-2.4)*

2.1* (1.1-4.1)*

0.5 (0.2-1.5)

2.1 (0.8-5.5)

Anti-social personality disorder

1.6* (1.1-2.4)*

2.3* (1.2-4.3)*

0.8 (0.3-1.9)

1.0 (0.3-3.3)

Suicide (same-sex parent)

3.0* (1.7-5.5)*

1.9 (0.5-6.5)

0.4 (0.1-1.7)

0.4 (0.0-8.1)

  1. *Significant at the .05 level, two-sided test.
  2. 1Each row represents a bivariate model. Models control for person-year (1–5 intervals) and demographic factors (age, sex, education level, and marital status).