Research Article

Impact of Position in Family on Suicide: A Case-Control Psychological Autopsy Study among Chinese Rural Youths

Table 2

Suicide risk estimate for personal position in family and demographic factors.

VariablesFemaleMale
OROROROR
(1)(2)(3)(4)

Personal position in family
 Low7.09 (2.22–22.62)9.14 (3.08–27.13)
 General1.08 (0.68–1.72)1.69 (1.02–2.80)
 High11
Age (years)
 ≥251.84 (0.99–3.43)1.77 (0.95–3.30)3.10 (1.63–5.89)3.23 (1.61–6.49)
 <251111
Educational level
 Primary school and below5.46 (2.78–10.71)5.66 (2.79–11.46)10.26 (5.04–20.86)8.99 (4.27–18.93)
 Middle school1.92 (1.04–3.53)1.96 (1.03–3.73)2.05 (1.13–3.75)2.10 (1.12–3.93)
 High school and above1111
Marital status
 Not currently married2.33 (1.22–4.42)2.13 (1.11–4.10)4.65 (2.48–8.71)3.95 (2.02–7.70)
 Currently married1111
Working status
 Employed1.56 (0.95–2.54)1.68 (1.02–2.76)2.27 (1.38–3.74)2.20 (1.32–3.68)
 Unemployed1111
Family annual per capita income
2.11 (1.19–3.72)1.98 (1.12–3.51)5.34 (2.95–9.66)4.50 (2.45–8.28)
1.24 (0.75–2.05)1.13 (0.67–1.89)2.10 (1.21–3.66)1.89 (1.06–3.36)
1111
Observations392392416416

; . OR means odds ratio; 95% CI in parentheses.