Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals for the factors associated with suicidal ideation, Canada, April 2021, n = 3897
95%CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted OR | Lower | Upper | p-value | |
Sociodemographic variable | ||||
Age | ||||
18–30 | 3.327 | 2.391 | 4.629 | 0.000 |
31–40 | 2.335 | 1.651 | 3.304 | 0.000 |
41–50 | 2.325 | 1.623 | 3.332 | 0.000 |
51–60 | 1.591 | 1.113 | 2.274 | 0.011 |
61-101RC | 1.000 | |||
Educational level | ||||
Elementary School | 2.816 | 1.021 | 7.766 | 0.045 |
High School | 1.552 | 1.088 | 2.213 | 0.015 |
College | 1.369 | 0.951 | 1.970 | 0.091 |
Technical/Trade School/Apprenticeship | 1.693 | 1.148 | 2.496 | 0.008 |
University – Undergraduate Degree | 1.230 | 0.878 | 1.724 | 0.229 |
University – Graduate/Professional DegreeRC | 1.000 | |||
Exposure variables | ||||
Social isolation (i.e., being apart from others)—During the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) | ||||
Negative impact | 1.526 | 1.082 | 2.152 | 0.016 |
Neutral (no impact) | 1.052 | 0.694 | 1.594 | 0.811 |
Positive impact | 1.000 | |||
Depression—received a diagnosis from a healthcare professional | ||||
Before the COVID-19 outbreak (before March 2020) | 3.136 | 2.376 | 4.138 | 0.000 |
Since the COVID-19 outbreak (Since March 2020) | 3.019 | 1.929 | 4.726 | 0.000 |
NoRC | 1.000 | |||
Anxiety disorder—received a diagnosis from a healthcare professional | ||||
Before the COVID-19 outbreak (before March 2020) | 1.627 | 1.225 | 2.163 | 0.001 |
Since the COVID-19 outbreak (Since March 2020) | 1.597 | 0.999 | 2.551 | 0.050 |
NoRC | 1.000 | |||
Other mood disorders—received a diagnosis from a healthcare professional | ||||
Before the COVID-19 outbreak (before March 2020) | 1.929 | 1.361 | 2.736 | 0.002 |
Since the COVID-19 outbreak (Since March 2020) | 1.465 | 0.931 | 2.304 | 0.099 |
NoRC | 1.000 | |||
Intake of alcohol during COVID-19 | ||||
Increase | 0.961 | 0.707 | 1.305 | 0.798 |
Stay same or decrease | 0.837 | 0.646 | 1.085 | 0.180 |
Never drinkRC | 1.000 | |||
Cannabis intake during COVID-19 | ||||
Increase | 1.970 | 1.463 | 2.653 | 0.000 |
Stay same or decrease | 1.509 | 1.158 | 1.966 | 0.002 |
Never use RC | 1.000 | |||