Associations between demographic characteristics and suicidal ideation
| Suicidal ideation | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR† | ||
| Low group | High group | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age, n (%) | ||||
| <35 | 17 (9.2) | 10 (30.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 35–44 | 34 (24.8) | 6 (20.3) | 0.24 (0.07 to 0.81)* | 0.20 (0.05 to 0.78) |
| 45–54 | 33 (26.6) | 5 (18.6) | 0.20 (0.05 to 0.76)* | 0.20 (0.04 to 0.97) |
| 55> | 33 (37.3) | 6 (30.4) | 0.24 (0.06 to 0.92)* | 0.29 (0.06 to 1.39) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 116 (87.1) | 24 (12.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1 (28.8) | 3 (71.2) | 16.7 (1.53 to 180.38)* | 6.68 (0.92 to 48.28) |
| Relationship status, n (%) | ||||
| In a relationship | 83 (89.8) | 15 (10.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Not in a relationship | 34 (76.4) | 12 (23.6) | 2.72 (1.04 to 7.18)* | 1.77 (0.59 to 5.34) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||
| Working | 42 (95.4) | 4 (4.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Not working | 20 (85.3) | 5 (14.7) | 4.98 (1.34 to 18.4)* | 8.01 (1.79 to 35.80)* |
| Financial difficulties, n (%) | ||||
| No | 86 (82.4) | 23 (17.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 31 (92.9) | 4 (7.1) | 0.36 (0.11 to 1.21) | 0.38 (0.06 to 1.87) |
| Time to seek help, n (%) | ||||
| Less than 5 years | 65 (76.3 | 22 (23.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Greater than 5 years | 52 (95.7) | 5 (4.3) | 0.14 (0.04 to 0.53)* | 0.10 (0.06 to 0.87)* |
*P≤0.05. Percentages weighted to take into account data-linkage sampling.
†Multivariate regression model adjusted for age, relationship status, employment status, financial difficulties and time to seek help.