Table 2

Factors associated with suicidal ideation among adolescents in Guyana, 2004


Unadjusted odds ratios with 95% CI


Total
Males
Females

Age (years)



     <14
1.00
1.00
1.00
     14
0.88 [0.59, 1.31]
0.82 [0.42, 1.60]
0.91 [0.56, 0.49]
     15
0.85 [0.58, 1.26]
0.73 [0.37, 1.43]
0.90 [0.56, 1.46]
     ≥16
0.70 [0.39, 1.26]
0.41 [0.16, 1.03]
1.28 [0.59, 2.75]
Gender



     Females
1.00
-
-
     Males
0.64 [0.46, 0.87]
-
-
Close friends



     No
1.00
1.00
1.00
     Yes
0.58 [0.35, 0.95]
0.43 [0.20, 0.96]
0.72 [0.38, 1.34]
Smoking



     No
1.00
1.00
1.00
     Yes
1.85 [1.08, 3.19]
1.66 [0.77, 3.56]
3.25 [1.41, 7.50]
Alcohol use



     No
1.00
1.00
1.00
     Yes
1.70 [1.25, 2.30]
2.09 [1.21, 3.61]
1.93 [1.31, 2.83]
Bullied



     No
1.00
1.00
1.00
     Yes
2.87 [2.06, 3.99]
2.25 [1.26, 4.02]
3.62 [2.42, 5.42]
Depression



     No
1.00
1.00
1.00
     Yes
2.87 [2.06, 3.99]
2.25 [1.26, 4.02]
3.62 [2.42, 5.42]
Understanding parents



     No
1.00
1.00
1.00
     Yes
0.45 [0.32, 0.62]
0.50 [0.29, 0.88]
0.41 [0.27, 0.62]

Rudatsikira et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2007 3:13   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-3-13