Associations between Overall and Abdominal Obesity and Suicidal Ideation among US Adult Women

Table 1

Prevalence estimates of suicidal ideation among US women aged ≥20 years by selected characteristics, NHANES 2005–2008.

	𝑛	%*	95% CI
Total
Unadjusted	3,732	3.1	2.5–3.8
Age-adjusted	3,732	3.0	2.4–3.8
Demographic characteristic
Age (yr)
20–39	1,195	2.5	1.6–3.8
40–59	1,283	3.8	2.8–5.3
≥60	1,254	2.6	1.7–4.1
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	1,866	2.2^a	1.4–3.4
Non-Hispanic black	787	3.7^ab	2.3–5.8
Mexican American	664	5.8^b	3.7–8.9
Other	415	6.1^b	3.8–9.6
Education
<high school diploma	971	6.5^a	4.7–9.1
High school graduate	893	3.3^ab	2.0–5.5
>high school diploma	1,868	2.0^b	1.3–3.0
Marital status
Married/living with partner	2,072	2.3^a	1.6–3.1
Divorced/widowed/separated	1,115	5.0^b	3.3–7.6
Never married	545	4.1^ab	2.6–6.6
Poverty-income ratio
<1.0	706	7.6^a	5.6–10.4
1.0–2.9	1,572	4.7^a	3.6–6.0
≥3.0	1,454	1.0^b	0.6–1.7
Lifestyle-related behavioral factor
Smoking
Current smoking	729	5.5^a	4.0–7.5
Former smoking	736	1.4^b	0.8–2.4
Never	2267	2.6^b	2.0–3.4
Excessive drinking
Yes	206	5.9^a	3.8–8.9
No	3,526	2.8^b	2.2–3.4
Physical activity
Yes	2,758	2.6^a	2.0–3.4
No	974	5.0^b	3.6–6.9
Comorbidity
Number of chronic conditions
0	1,259	1.0^a	0.6–1.6
1-2	1,457	2.7^b	2.0–3.6
≥3	1,016	8.8^c	5.7–13.2
Current depression
Yes	357	20.3^a	15.8–25.7
No	3,375	1.4^b	1.0–2.1

*Values labeled with different superscripts within a categorical variable were statistically significant from each other, Bonferroni corrected 𝑃<0.05.