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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression on suicidal behavior during follow-up

From: Trajectories of children and adolescents attending a psychiatric emergency unit during the COVID-19 confinements: 2020–2022 longitudinal study

 

Non suicidal behavior (n = 209; 70.6%) n (%)

Suicidal behavior (n = 87; 29.4%) n (%)

p-value

OR univariate

CI

Age at index episode, mean (SD)

15.37 (1.78)

15.44 (1.63)

0.779

  

Females, n(%)

135 (65.6)

60 (69.0)

0.592

  

Visit during the COVID-19 period

 First lockdown

33 (15.8)

24 (27.6)

0.016*

2.003

− 0.890 to 3.718

 Second lockdown

176 (84.2)

63 (72.4)

   

Living

 With relatives

169 (80.9)

69 (79.3)

0.754

  

 Institution

39 (19.2)

18 (20.7)

   

 Stressful life events

40 (27.0)

28 (32.2)

0.457

  

 Poor school performance

86 (58.1)

46 (52.9)

0.496

  

 Previous psychiatric follow-up

177 (84.7)

70 (80.5)

0.393

  

 Previous psychopharmacological treatment at index episode

94 (64.4)

64 (73.6)

0.192

  

Psychiatric diagnoses at index episode

 Neurodevelopmental disorders

44 (22.0)

10 (11.5)

0.075

  

 Intellectual disabilities

6 (2.0)

0 (0)

0.624

  

 Psychotic disorders

7 (3.3)

1 (1.1)

0.502

  

 Bipolar disorders

2 (1.0)

0 (0)

0.706

  

 Depressive disorders

48 (22.9)

38 (43.6)

 < 0.001*

4.513

1.801 to 10.764

 Anxiety disorders

20 (9.5)

4 (4.5)

0.232

  

 Adjustment disorders

18 (8.6)

4 (4.5)

0.338

  

 Eating disorders

14 (6.6)

15 (17.2)

0.009*

2.782

1.057 to 7.323

 Impulse control deficit

18 (8.6)

5 (5.7)

0.293

  

 Substance use disorder

13 (6.2)

3 (3.4)

0.412

  

 None

18 (8.6)

7 (8.0)

0.944

  

Internalizing and externalizing framework at index episode

 Internalizing

130 (62.2)

55 (63.2)

0.896

  

 Externalizing

79 (37.8)

32 (36.8)

   

Personality clusters at index episode

 None

161 (77.0)

63 (72.4)

0.640

  

 Cluster A

1 (0.5)

1 (1.1)

0.623

  

 Cluster B

44 (21.1)

23 (26.4)

0.402

  

 Cluster C

3 (1.4)

0 (0)

0.287

  

 Suicidal behavior at index episode

46 (22.0)

26 (29.8)

0.150

  

Multivariate logistic regression model

Variable

Wald X2a

p-value

OR corrected

CI

First step

 Depressive disorders

13.215

 <0.001*

3.109

1.178 to 6.001

 Eating disorder

9.688

0.003*

1.557

1.059 to 2.813

  1. aThe Hosmer–Lemeshow test was not significant (X2 = 13.094, df = 5, p = 0.614)
  2. * p < 0.05