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Table 2 Risk factors for suicide behaviors among in-school adolescents (N = 3,793)

From: Does food insecurity link to suicidal behaviors among in-school adolescents? Findings from the low-income country of sub-Saharan Africa

Variables		Suicide ideation			Suicide attempt
	Categories	Yes n[%]	No n [%]	P value	Yes n [%]	No n [%]	P value
Gender	Male	271 [50·5]	1548 [47·5]	0.35	192 [45·4]	1627 [48·2]	0.3
Gender	Female	265 [49·5]	1709 (52·5)	0.35	230 [54·6]	1744 [51·8]	0.3
Age	≤12 yrs.	150 [27·6]	531 [16·4]	P < 0.001	110 [25·6]	571 [17·0]	P < 0.001
	13–17 yrs.	380 [69·8]	2607 [80·2]		311 [72·3]	2676 [79·6]
	> 17 yrs.	14 [2·6]	111 [3·4]		9 [2·1]	116 [3·4]
School level ^aN = 3748	Primary	315 [59·7]	1750 [54·3]	P < 0.05	262 [63·1]	1803 [54·1]	P < 0.001
School level ^aN = 3748	Secondary	213 [40·3]	1470 [45·7]	P < 0.05	153 [36·9]	1530 [45·9]	P < 0.001
Food insecurity	Yes	61 [11·4]	193 [5·9]	P < 0.001	67 [15·9]	188 [5·6]	P < 0.001
Food insecurity	No	475 [88·6]	3064 [94·1]	P < 0.001	355 [84·1]	3183 [94·4]	P < 0.001
Loneliness	Yes	63 [11·7]	220 [6·8]	P < 0.001	74 [17·5]	209 [6·2]	P < 0.001
Loneliness	No	474 [88·3]	3036 [93·2]	P < 0.001	348 [82·5]	3162 [93·8]	P < 0.001
Anxiety	Yes	65 [12·1]	172 [5·3]	P < 0.001	79 [18·7]	158 [4·7]	P < 0.001
Anxiety	No	471 [87·9]	3085 [94·7]	P < 0.001	343 [81·3]	3213 [95·3]	P < 0.001
Parent-child attachment	Yes	174 [32·5]	1281 [39·3]	P < 0.01	128 [33·3]	1327 [39·4]	P < 0.001
Parent-child attachment	No	362 [67·5]	1976 [60·7]	P < 0.01	294 [66·7]	2044 [60·6]	P < 0.001

Note: ^a A category; other grades were not included

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