Research Article
Controlling Noncommunicable Diseases in Transitional Economies: Mental Illness in Suicide Attempters in Singapore—An Exploratory Analysis
Table 3
Logistic regression predicting likelihood of attempters with diagnosis of mental illness.
| Predictors | B | S.E. | Wald | df | p | Odds Ratio | 95.0% CI for Odds Ratio | Lower | Upper |
| Risk Factors | | | | | | | | | (1) Lack of confidantes | .38 | .28 | 1.81 | 1 | .18 | 1.45 | .84 | 2.51 | (2) Living alone | .40 | .38 | 1.13 | 1 | .29 | 1.49 | .71 | 3.13 | (3) Unemployment | .89 | .31 | 8.30 | 1 | .00 | 2.43 | 1.33 | 4.44 | (4) Serious financial problems | -.29 | .35 | .71 | 1 | .40 | .75 | .38 | 1.48 | (5) Serious physical illness | .20 | .56 | .13 | 1 | .72 | 1.22 | .41 | 3.69 | (6) Mental illness/suicide in family | 1.01 | .35 | 8.45 | 1 | .00 | 2.75 | 1.39 | 5.42 | (7) Alcohol/drug abuse | .61 | .31 | 3.95 | 1 | .05 | 1.84 | 1.00 | 3.35 | (8) Ongoing interpersonal conflict | -.12 | .25 | .24 | 1 | .63 | .89 | .54 | 1.44 | (9) Habitual poor coping | .79 | .26 | 9.07 | 1 | .00 | 2.20 | 1.32 | 3.69 | | | | | | | | | | Protective Factors | | | | | | | | | (1) Has dependents | -.14 | .26 | .29 | 1 | .59 | .87 | .53 | 1.44 | (2) Emotional support | -.26 | .31 | .71 | 1 | .40 | .77 | .42 | 1.42 | (3) Willing to seek help | .83 | .30 | 7.52 | 1 | .01 | 2.28 | 1.27 | 4.12 | (4) Resolution of precipitant | -.34 | .27 | 1.68 | 1 | .20 | .71 | .42 | 1.19 | (5) Religion | .16 | .26 | .37 | 1 | .54 | 1.18 | .70 | 1.97 | (6) Expressed regret | -.17 | .34 | .25 | 1 | .62 | .84 | .44 | 1.64 | (7) Positive future planning | -.80 | .29 | 7.57 | 1 | .01 | .45 | .25 | .79 | | | | | | | | | | Features of the Attempt | | | | | | | | | (1) Prior planning | -.15 | .40 | .16 | 1 | .69 | .86 | .40 | 1.84 | (2) Attempt to hide | -.34 | .28 | 1.52 | 1 | .22 | .71 | .41 | 1.22 | (3) Place of act | | | 1.87 | 5 | .87 | | | | Home vs. workplace | .56 | .83 | .46 | 1 | .50 | 1.75 | .35 | 8.91 | Home vs. public place | -.11 | .41 | .08 | 1 | .78 | .89 | .40 | 2.01 | Home vs. friend’s house | .06 | .82 | .01 | 1 | .95 | 1.06 | .21 | 5.26 | Home vs. public building | .25 | 1.27 | .04 | 1 | .85 | 1.28 | .11 | 15.49 | Home vs. others | -.75 | .66 | 1.28 | 1 | .26 | .47 | .13 | 1.73 | | | | | | | | | | Constant | -1.36 | .48 | 7.89 | 1 | .01 | .26 | | |
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Note. Significant predictors are underlined. The p value for alcohol/drug abuse was rounded up from .047 to .05.
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