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Table 5 The association between ethnicity and suicidal behavior controlling for socio-demographics, abuse, internalizing problems and externalizing behavior in female students, aged 14–16 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2003–2006

From: Attempted suicide of ethnic minority girls with a Caribbean and Cape Verdean background: rates and risk factors

 

Suicidal behavior (Model 1)a

Suicidal behavior (Model 2)a

Suicidal behavior (Model 3)a

Suicidal behavior (Model 4)a

Suicidal behavior (Model 5)a

Suicidal behavior (Model 6)a

 

OR (95% CI) P

OR (95% CI) P

OR (95% CI) P

OR (95% CI) P

OR (95% CI) P

OR (95% CI) P

Ethnicity

Dutch

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Creole-Surinamese Dutch

1.82 (1.12–2.95) .02

1.11 (0.67–1.86) .68

1.83 (1.11–3.03) 02

1.51 (0.89–2.58) .13

1.12 (0.68–1.87) .65

0.80 (0.45–1.44) .47

Antillean Dutch

1.63 (1.19–2.23) .002

0.73 (0.50–1.06) .10

1.57 (1.14–2.18) .007

1.39 (0.98–1.98) .06

1.00 (0.72–1.39) .99

0.59 (0.39–0.89) .01

Cape Verdean Dutch

0.91 (0.64–1.29) .58

0.53 (0.36–0.80) .002

0.90 (0.62–1.29) .56

0.82 (0.56–1.20) .82

0.57 (0.40–0.83) .003

0.41 (0.27–0.64) < .001

Socio-demographic factors

 Level of education

  Vocational track

 

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  Middle track

 

0.52 (0.40–0.66) < .001

   

0.55 (0.42–0.72) < .001

  University track

 

0.30 (0.22–0.40) < .001

   

0.38 (0.27–0.51) < .001

Socioeconomic status

 

1.03 (0.95–1.12) .49

   

1.04 (0.95–1.14) .37

Not living with 2 biological parents

 

1.75 (1.43–2.15) < .001

   

1.37 (1.09–1.71) .006

Trauma

 Sexual abuse

  

5.54 (4.43–6.92) < .001

  

2.72 (2.09–3.54) < .001

Internalizing Problems

 Emotional problems

   

0.85 (0.84–0.87) < .001

 

0.86 (0.85–0.88) < .001

Externalizing behavior

 Aggressive behavior

      

  Never

    

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  Occasional

    

2.95 (2.42–3.60) < .001

1.94 (1.55–2.43) < .001

  Frequent

    

6.19 (4.51–8.47) < .001

3.72 (2.56–5.39) < .001

  1. aModel 1 only ethnicity; Model 2 ethnicity and socio-demographics; Model 3 ethnicity and trauma; Model 4 ethnicity and internalizing problems; Model 5 ethnicity and externalizing problems; Model 6 all independent variables