Table 2 Sample characteristics and risk factors for suicidal thoughts in non-caregivers, adjusted for age and gender
Total n = 3036 | Suicidal thoughts n = 86 | No suicidal thoughts n = 2950 | Model adjusted for age and gender | |||
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p | |
Sociodemographics | ||||||
Age, mean (SD) | 46.7 (12.6) | 46.1 (11.0) | 46.7 (12.6) | 1.00 | 0.98; 1.01 | 0.70 |
Female gender | 1537 (50.6) | 43 (50.0) | 1494 (50.6) | 0.97 | 0.63; 1.49 | 0.90 |
Lower educational levela | 910 (30.0) | 38 (44.2) | 872 (29.6) | 2.04 | 1.30; 3.20 | < 0.01 |
No paid employment | 741 (24.4) | 35 (40.7) | 706 (23.9) | 2.76 | 1.70; 4.48 | < 0.001 |
Living without a partner | 907 (29.9) | 43 (50.0) | 864 (29.3) | 2.41 | 1.57; 3.71 | < 0.001 |
Cohabitation with child(ren) | 1367 (45.0) | 37 (43.0) | 1330 (45.1) | 0.90 | 0.57; 1.40 | 0.63 |
Other characteristics | ||||||
Social support total score, mean (SD) | 3.4 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.9) | 3.4 (0.6) | 0.33 | 0.25; 0.44 | < 0.001 |
Chronic physical disorder in last 12 months | 1200 (39.5) | 53 (61.6) | 1147 (38.9) | 2.93 | 1.84; 4.67 | < 0.001 |
Mood disorder in last 12 months | 152 (5.0) | 36 (41.9) | 116 (3.9) | 18.32 | 11.39; 29.46 | < 0.001 |
Anxiety disorder in last 12 months | 164 (5.4) | 17 (19.8) | 147 (5.0) | 4.78 | 2.72; 8.38 | < 0.001 |
Negative life event in last 12 months | 1218 (40.1) | 49 (57.0) | 1169 (39.6) | 2.03 | 1.32; 3.13 | 0.001 |
Impaired social role functioning (< 100) | 983 (32.4) | 59 (68.6) | 924 (31.3) | 4.93 | 3.09; 7.85 | < 0.001 |
Impaired physical role functioning (< 100) | 624 (20.6) | 40 (46.5) | 584 (19.8) | 3.68 | 2.37; 5.71 | < 0.001 |
Impaired emotional role functioning (< 100) | 309 (10.2) | 37 (43.0) | 272 (9.2) | 7.67 | 4.90; 12.03 | < 0.001 |