Table 2 Unadjusted Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals for the factors associated with suicidal ideation, Canada, April 2021, n = 4005
95%CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted OR | lower | Upper | p-value | |
Sociodemographic variables | ||||
Gender | ||||
Female | 0.769 | 0.221 | 2.673 | 0.680 |
Male | 0.658 | 0.189 | 2.290 | 0.511 |
Another gender identity RC | 1.000 | |||
Age | ||||
18–30 | 4.767 | 3.518 | 6.458 | 0.000 |
31–40 | 3.423 | 2.490 | 4.704 | 0.000 |
41–50 | 3.049 | 2.179 | 4.266 | 0.000 |
51–60 | 2.154 | 1.536 | 3.020 | 0.000 |
61-101RC | 1.000 | |||
Household income | 0.856 | 0.812 | 0.903 | 0.000 |
Educational level | ||||
Elementary School | 1.942 | 0.780 | 4.832 | 0.154 |
High School | 1.864 | 1.352 | 2.571 | 0.000 |
College | 1.522 | 1.090 | 2.125 | 0.014 |
Technical/Trade School/Apprenticeship | 1.578 | 1.108 | 2.250 | 0.012 |
University – Undergraduate Degree | 1.326 | 0.972 | 1.810 | 0.075 |
University – Graduate/Professional DegreeRC | 1.000 | |||
Change in employment situation | ||||
Not changed | 1.531 | 1.267 | 1.851 | 0.000 |
Changed RC | 1.000 | |||
Exposure variables | ||||
Living arrangement | ||||
Live alone | 1.247 | 1.003 | 1.550 | 0.047 |
Live with others RC | 1.000 | |||
Social isolation (i.e., being apart from others)—During the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) | ||||
Negative impact | 1.336 | 0.977 | 1.827 | 0.069 |
Neutral (no impact) | 0.704 | 0.481 | 1.030 | 0.071 |
Positive impact RC | 1.000 | |||
Depression—received a diagnosis from a healthcare professional | ||||
Before the COVID-19 outbreak (before March 2020) | 5.733 | 4.662 | 7.050 | 0.000 |
Since the COVID-19 outbreak (Since March 2020) | 6.634 | 4.771 | 9.224 | 0.000 |
NoRC | 1.000 | |||
Anxiety- received a diagnosis from a healthcare professional | ||||
Before the COVID-19 outbreak (before March 2020) | 4.957 | 4.029 | 6.100 | 0.000 |
Since the COVID-19 outbreak (Since March 2020) | 4.863 | 3.482 | 6.793 | 0.000 |
No RC | 1.000 | |||
Other mood disorders—received a diagnosis from a healthcare professional | ||||
Before the COVID-19 outbreak (before March 2020) | 5.932 | 4.404 | 7.991 | 0.000 |
Since the COVID-19 outbreak (Since March 2020) | 3.714 | 2.589 | 5.327 | 0.000 |
NoRC | 1.000 | |||
Intake of alcohol during COVID-19 | ||||
Increase | 1.203 | 0.934 | 1.549 | 0.153 |
Stay same or decrease | 0.801 | 0.644 | 0.995 | 0.045 |
Never drink RC | 1.000 | |||
Cannabis intake during COVID-19 | ||||
Increase | 3.570 | 2.770 | 4.602 | 0.000 |
Stay same or decrease | 2.255 | 1.797 | 2.829 | 0.000 |
Never use RC | 1.000 | |||