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Table 3 Factors associated with the suicidal ideation among rural females

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

2853 (90.6)

295 (9.4)

  

Age (reference: 60~)

   

–

 70~

1001 (91.4)

94 (8.6)

0.85 (0.65–1.10)

 

 80~

260 (91.5)

24 (8.5)

0.83 (0.53–1.30)

 

Marital status (reference: married)

   

–

 Others

655 (88.9)

82 (11.1)

1.29 (0.99–1.69)

 

Education level (reference: junior school or above)

 Illiterate

1499 (88.9)

188 (11.1)

2.01 (1.24–3.28)**

2.58 (1.47–4.52)**

 Primary school

1049 (92.3)

88 (7.7)

1.35 (0.81–2.25)

1.70 (0.95–3.05)

Self-rated economic (reference: good)

    

 Moderate or poor

2437 (89.8)

276 (10.2)

2.48 (1.54–3.99)***

0.99 (0.57–1.71)

Debts (reference: no)

 Yes

107 (66.5)

54 (33.5)

5.75 (4.04–8.18)***

1.96 (1.25–3.07)**

Self-rated health (reference: good)

 Bad

1381 (87.0)

206 (13.0)

2.47 (1.90–3.20)***

0.97 (0.70–1.35)

NCDs (reference: no)

 Yes

2043 (89.2)

248 (10.8)

2.09 (1.52–2.89)***

1.13 (0.77–1.66)

ADL (reference: normal)

 Disabled

766 (85.5)

130 (14.5)

2.15 (1.68–2.74)***

1.18 (0.87–1.60)

Living arrangement (reference: others)

   

–

 Alone

467 (88.6)

60 (11.4)

1.30 (0.97–1.76)

 

Relationship with family (reference: good)

    

 Bad

116 (71.6)

46 (28.4)

4.36 (3.03–6.28)***

0.78 (0.48–1.26)

Stress of daily life (reference: no)

    

 Yes

1284 (83.6)

252 (16.4)

7.16 (5.14–9.98)***

2.92 (2.02–4.22)***

Negative life events (reference: no)

    

 Yes

229 (67.8)

109 (32.2)

6.72 (5.11–8.82)***

2.42 (1.75–3.37)***

ULS-8

10.51 ± 3.93

16.32 ± 6.68

1.21 (1.19–1.24)***

1.09 (1.06–1.12)***

Psychological distress

15.24 ± 6.13

24.93 ± 8.76

1.17 (1.15–1.18)***

1.09 (1.07–1.12)***

Life satisfaction

30.94 ± 4.53

26.43 ± 7.78

0.88 (0.86–0.90)***

0.97 (0.95–1.00)*

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