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Table 3: Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of attempted suicide, general and
specific risk factors. Crude and adjusted odds ratio and model chi-square reported.
Homosexual/bisexual youths aged 15-25. N=389 (4.4% listwise missing).
N cOR
Model I
aOR
Model II
aOR
Model III
aOR
General risk factors for suicide attempts
Lack of parental contact (1--3)† 1.74** 1.98 ** 2,08**
Internalizing problems (1--4)† 3.04*** 1.96 * 2,15 *
Rosenberg’s Self--esteem Scale (0--3)†
Smoking habits
0.38*** 0.57 * 0,52 *
Non--smoker (0) 194
Occasional smoker 53 1.36 1.54 1,11
Regular smoker
Frequency of alcohol intoxication
147 2.83*** 2.61** 2,07 *
Less than once per month (0) 206
2--6 times per month 158 0.87 0.64
7 times per month or more 30 2.98** 0.71
Rutger’s Alcohol Problem Index (0--2)† 2.92*** 1.33
Cannabis use during the last 12 months (0,1) 95 2.22** 1.59
Experiences of physical violence or serious threats
during the last 12 months (0--3)†
Specific risk factors for suicide attempts
Experiences of physical violence/threats associated
2.50*** 2.19*** 1,86*
with sexual orientation last 12 months (0,1) 65
2.57**
Age of heterosexual debut
Never (0) 181
Younger than 16 years 63 3.43*** 3,15** 2,79*
16--18 years 113 1.55 1,40 1,10
19 years or older 41 1.16 1,36 1,28
Age of homosexual debut
Never (0) 36
Younger than 16 years 92 2.50 1,78
16--18 years 122 2.27 1,79
19 years or older 148 1.20 1,30
Currently in a steady homosexual relationship (0,1) 171 1.44 1,26
Currently in a steady heterosexual relationship (0,1) 25 2.84* 3,43* 6,54**
Frequency of contact with heterosexual friends
Daily (0) 143
Weekly, not as often as daily 159 1.43 1,35 1,47
Monthly, not as often as weekly 65 2.59** 2,08 3,10**
Yearly, not as often as monthly 31 1.97 1,38 1,15
Frequency of contact with homosexual friends
Daily (0) 83
Weekly, not as often as daily 175 0.92 1,09 1,36
Monthly, not as often as weekly 85 0.97 1,13 1,14
Yearly, not as often as monthly 36 1.50 3,81* 3,28
Rarely/ have no homosexual friends 19 0.49 0,96 1,21
Age of ‘coming out’
20 years or older (0) 121
15--19 years 238 1.90** 1,68 2,13 *
Younger than 15 years 34 3.83* 2,65 5,49**
Being ‘out’ to heterosexual friends
All/most heterosexual friends know (0) 300
Some heterosexual friends know 75 0.40** 0,36* 0,17**
No heterosexual friends know 20 0.85 1,25 0,89
Being ‘out’ at work/school
All/most colleagues know (0) 194
Some colleagues know (3) 105 0.62 0,82
No colleagues know (2) 53 0.55 0,66
Have no colleagues/co--students (1) 46 1.39 1,65
Harassment/discrimination in the workplace (0--3) 1.55** 1,36
Model χ2 78.45*** 72,47*** 127,20***
* p