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Table 2 Factors associated with the suicidal ideation among rural males

From: Gender difference in suicidal ideation and related factors among rural elderly: a cross-sectional study in Shandong, China

Characteristics

Suicidal ideation (N/%)

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

No

Yes

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Variables

2236 (94.5)

130 (5.5)

  

Age (reference: 60~)

   

–

 70~

918 (94.8)

50 (5.2)

0.86 (0.59–1.25)

 

 80~

194 (95.6)

9 (4.4)

0.73 (0.36–1.49)

 

Marital status (reference: married)

 Others

296 (91.6)

27 (8.4)

1.72 (1.11–2.67)*

1.18 (0.69–2.02)

Education level (reference: junior school or above)

 Illiterate

444 (93.1)

33 (6.9)

2.07 (1.22–3.50)**

1.98 (1.08–3.65)*

 Primary school

1069 (93.8)

71 (6.2)

1.85 (1.17–2.92)**

1.89 (1.11–3.20)*

Self–rated economic (reference: good)

 Moderate or poor

1822 (93.7)

123 (6.3)

3.99 (1.85–8.62)***

1.35 (0.59–3.06)

Debts (reference: no)

 Yes

115 (77.2)

34 (22.8)

6.53 (4.23–10.08)***

1.98 (1.14–3.42)*

Self–rated health (reference: good)

    

 Bad

956 (91.1)

93 (8.9)

3.37 (2.28–4.97)***

1.29 (0.80–2.10)

NCDs (reference: no)

 Yes

1400 (93.0)

105 (7.0)

2.51 (1.61–3.91)***

1.63 (0.97–2.73)

ADL (reference: normal)

 Disabled

478 (91.6)

44 (8.4)

1.88 (1.29–2.74)**

0.64 (0.39–1.03)

Living arrangement (reference: others)

   

–

 Alone

230 (92.7)

18 (7.3)

1.40 (0.84–2.35)

 

Relationship with family (reference: good)

    

 Bad

106 (79.1)

28 (20.9)

5.52 (3.48–8.75)***

1.02 (0.55–1.88)

Stress of daily life (reference: no)

 Yes

1039 (90.7)

106 (9.3)

5.09 (3.24–7.99)***

1.70 (1.01–2.87)*

Negative life events (reference: no)

 Yes

216 (84.0)

41 (16.0)

4.31 (2.90–6.40)***

1.42 (0.88–2.31)

ULS-8

10.78 ± 4.11

17.52 ± 7.09

1.22 (1.19–1.26)***

1.09 (1.05–1.14)***

Psychological distress

14.12 ± 5.87

25.04 ± 9.15

1.17 (1.14–1.19)***

1.09 (1.06–1.13)***

Life satisfaction

30.88 ± 4.79

25.51 ± 8.19

0.88 (0.86–0.90)***

0.98 (0.95–1.01)

  1. * P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001