Impact of Position in Family on Suicide: A Case-Control Psychological Autopsy Study among Chinese Rural Youths
Table 5
Analysis of potential mediators.
Variables
Female
Male
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Personal position in family
Low
7.09 (2.22–22.62)
3.81 (1.06–13.70)
1.19 (0.31–4.55)
0.56 (0.11–2.91)
9.14 (3.08–27.13)
9.60 (2.94–31.27)
4.89 (1.24–19.19)
3.71 (1.01–13.68)
General
1.08 (0.68–1.72)
1.12 (0.68–1.84)
0.66 (0.38–1.16)
0.71 (0.38–1.32)
1.69 (1.02–2.80)
1.72 (0.95–3.12)
1.12 (0.59–2.12)
1.06 (0.50–2.22)
High
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Mental disorders
Yes
13.36 (5.86–30.44)
11.28 (4.76–26.76)
11.70 (4.29–31.94)
32.51 (13.07–80.88)
21.00 (8.37–52.70)
15.30 (5.85–40.03)
No
1
1
1
1
1
1
Social support
Low
16.50 (7.46–36.45)
5.48 (2.24–13.36)
22.34 (8.71–57.32)
6.23 (2.26–17.16)
General
2.71 (1.36–5.40)
1.83 (0.85–3.90)
4.07 (1.71–9.69)
2.94 (1.18–7.29)
High
1
1
1
1
Coping strain
Low
1
1
General
4.00 (1.98–8.08)
2.37 (1.08–5.17)
High
29.66 (11.94–73.73)
18.19 (6.10–54.24)
Other control variables
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Observations
392
392
392
392
416
416
416
416
;. OR means odds ratio; 95% CI in parentheses. Other control variables included age, educational level, marital status, working status, and family annual income.
