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Table 2 Risk factors for lifetime suicide ideation, plan and attempt of 807 Chinese men who have sex with men

From: Prevalence and risk factors for lifetime suicide ideation, plan and attempt in Chinese men who have sex with men

Risk Factor

Ideation

Plan

Attempt

OR

95 %

CI

OR

95 %

CI

OR

95 %

CI

Age, yrs.

 18–29

1.0

  

1.0

  

1.0

  

 30–39

1.1

0.6

2.0

1.3

0.5

3.0

2.6

0.6

11.0

 40–64

1.5

0.8

3.0

2.9*

1.1

7.5

2.3

0.5

11.6

Education, yrs.

 <10

1.0

  

1.0

  

1.0

  

 10–12

0.9

0.6

1.4

0.7

0.4

1.2

0.7

0.4

1.5

 ≥13

0.6

0.4

1.0

0.5*

0.3

1.0

0.4

0.2

1.0

Orientation

 Heterosexual/unconfirmed

1.0

  

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Homosexual

1.5

0.9

2.7

1.8

0.7

4.4

2.2

0.7

7.4

 Bisexual

0.9

0.5

1.7

1.3

0.5

3.3

1.0

0.3

3.8

Relationship status

 Single

1.0

  

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Married

0.6

0.3

1.1

0.7

0.3

1.7

0.2

0.0

1.5

 Cohabitation

2.1*

1.3

3.4

2.1*

1.1

4.0

2.3*

1.0

5.0

 Divorced

1.7

0.8

3.6

2.0

0.7

5.3

0.6

0.1

4.7

 Disclosure of homosexuality

2.1*

1.5

3.2

2.8*

1.7

4.7

2.4*

1.2

4.7

 Homosexuality known by family members

1.7*

1.1

2.8

2.4*

1.4

4.2

2.0

0.9

4.2

Psychiatric disorder

 Any mood disorder

12.6*

7.8

20.3

9.5*

5.5

16.3

6.1*

3.1

12.3

 Major depression

13.1*

7.1

23.9

10.8*

5.9

19.9

6.0*

2.7

13.1

 Dysthymia

7.6*

3.5

16.7

4.6*

2.0

10.9

2.6

0.8

9.1

 Bipolar

5.2*

2.1

13.1

2.9

0.9

9.0

4.2*

1.2

15.0

 Any anxiety disorder

4.6*

3.1

6.8

5.4*

3.3

9.0

5.4*

2.8

10.7

 Panic disorder

8.5*

2.8

25.7

11.6*

3.9

34.1

25.4*

8.4

77.1

 GAD

9.1*

1.7

50.3

11.0*

2.2

55.3

22.6*

4.4

115.9

 Simple phobia

2.6*

1.6

4.1

2.5*

1.4

4.7

1.5

0.6

3.8

 Social phobia

9.2*

4.7

17.8

6.6*

3.3

13.2

7.4*

3.2

17.0

 Agoraphobia

2.6*

1.6

4.1

2.5*

1.4

4.7

1.5

0.6

3.8

 OCD

27.8*

3.3

232.7

28.3*

5.4

148.6

3.5

0.4

30.2

 Alcohol disorder

4.3*

2.9

6.3

4.6*

2.8

7.6

4.0*

2.0

7.7

 Alcohol dependence

3.4*

2.2

5.1

4.5*

2.6

7.5

4.1*

2.1

8.2

 Alcohol abuse

3.9*

2.1

7.3

2.2

0.9

5.1

1.6

0.5

5.5

 Drug disorder

7.8*

3.5

17.7

9.0*

3.9

20.4

11.5*

4.6

28.7

 Drug dependence

8.5*

3.5

20.7

10.1*

4.2

24.3

11.7*

4.5

30.9

 Drug abuse

6.8*

1.1

41.0

2.7

0.3

24.1

14.6*

2.4

90.3

 Any disorder

6.3*

4.3

9.3

6.8*

3.9

12.1

4.1*

2.0

8.3

Comorbidities

 0

1.0

  

1.0

  

1.0

  

 1

3.2*

2.0

5.1

3.1*

1.5

6.3

0.8

0.2

2.9

 2

8.1*

4.5

14.7

5.8*

2.5

13.4

5.5*

2.1

14.6

 3

16.8*

7.4

38.2

16.5*

6.7

41.2

9.3*

3.0

28.5

 ≥4

27.2*

12.3

60.3

31.5*

13.9

71.6

17.0

6.7

43.2

  1. GAD general anxiety disorder, OCD obsessive compulsive disorder
  2. *p < 0.05