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Table 3 Variables and association with a lifetime history of suicide attempts

From: Factors associated with suicide attempts among Australian transgender adults

Variable

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

P

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P

Location (Living outside of a major city area in Remoteness Areas 2–5).

0.97 (0.68, 1.38)

0.8

0.93 (0.61, 1.41)

0.7

Presumed Male at Birth

0.65 (0.50, 0.85)

0.002

0.62 (0.45, 0.85)

0.003

Unemployment

1.88 (1.35, 2.63)

0.0002

1.54 (1.04, 2.28)

0.03

Access to gender-affirming hormone therapy (difficulty accessing)

1.65 (1.25, 2.18)

0.0004

0.97 (0.70, 1.34)

0.8

Access to gender-affirming surgery (wanting in future)

1.71 (1.20, 2.43)

0.003

1.71 (1.13, 2.59)

0.01

Depression

4.64 (3.27, 6.58)

< 0.0001

3.43 (2.16, 5.46)

< 0.0001

Anxiety

2.85 (2.11, 3.84)

< 0.0001

1.13 (0.74, 1.73)

0.6

Access to Trans Support Group

0.92 (0.66, 1.30)

0.7

0.79 (0.54, 1.16)

0.2

Physical Assault

2.55 (1.85, 3.51)

< 0.0001

2.00 (1.37, 2.93)

0.0004

Institutional Discrimination

1.91 (1.47, 2.49)

< 0.0001

1.59 (1.14, 2.22)

0.007

  1. OR odds ratio, Unadjusted OR (95% CI) from univariate Logistic regression; Adjusted OR (95% CI) from Logistic regression with all variables included (complete case analysis n = 785), mutually adjusted for each other