Relationships between Multimorbidity and Suicidal Thoughts and Plans among Korean Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants and Data
2.2. Research Variables
2.3. Analysis Method
3. Results
3.1. Participants’ General Characteristics
3.2. Suicidal Thoughts and Plans According to the Number of Chronic Diseases
3.3. Suicidal Thoughts and Plans According to the Presence of Multimorbidity
3.4. Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis Between Multimorbidity and Suicidal Thoughts and Plans
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Without Multimorbidity (n = 4007) | Multimorbidity (n = 1787) | p-Value | ||||
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n | % (SE) | n | % (SE) | |||
Age (years) | 19–40 | 1531 | 91.7 (0.9) | 135 | 8.3 (0.9) | <0.001 |
41–64 | 1890 | 73.4 (1.0) | 746 | 26.6 (1.0) | ||
≥65 | 586 | 39.6 (1.5) | 906 | 60.4 (1.5) | ||
Sex | Male | 1836 | 77.2 (1.0) | 723 | 22.8 (1.0) | <0.001 |
Female | 2171 | 72.4 (1.1) | 1064 | 27.6 (1.1) | ||
Personal income | ≤1st quartile | 536 | 52.9 (1.7) | 597 | 47.1 (1.7) | <0.001 |
≥2nd quartile | 3471 | 78.8 (0.8) | 1190 | 21.2 (0.8) | ||
Education (years) | ≤9 | 843 | 49.7 (1.4) | 973 | 50.3 (1.4) | <0.001 |
≥10 | 3164 | 82.4 (0.8) | 814 | 17.6 (0.8) | ||
Smoking status | Never smoker | 2491 | 74.0 (1.1) | 1151 | 26.0 (1.1) | <0.001 |
Former smoker | 737 | 70.5 (1.6) | 391 | 29.5 (1.6) | ||
Current smoker | 779 | 81.1 (1.4) | 245 | 18.9 (1.4) | ||
Alcohol consumption | Non-drinker | 1605 | 67.4 (1.2) | 1019 | 32.6 (1.2) | <0.001 |
Alcohol drinker | 2402 | 79.9 (0.9) | 768 | 20.1 (0.9) |
Number of Chronic Diseases | ||||||
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0 (n = 2348) | 1 (n = 1659) | 2 (n = 943) | ≥3 (n = 844) | p-Value * | ||
Suicidal thoughts (−) | n | 2279 | 1589 | 877 | 761 | <0.001 |
% (SE) | 97.3 (0.4) | 95.5 (0.7) | 92.5 (1.3) | 90.3 (1.3) | ||
Suicidal thoughts (+) | n | 69 | 70 | 66 | 83 | |
% (SE) | 2.7 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.7) | 7.5 (1.3) | 9.7 (1.3) | ||
Suicidal plans (−) | n | 2332 | 1637 | 925 | 824 | 0.002 |
% (SE) | 99.4 (0.2) | 98.4 (0.4) | 98.0 (0.5) | 97.8 (0.5) | ||
Suicidal plans (+) | n | 16 | 22 | 18 | 20 | |
% (SE) | 0.6 (0.2) | 1.6 (0.4) | 2.0 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.5) |
Without Multimorbidity (n = 4007) | Multimorbidity (n = 1787) | p-Value * | |||
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n | % (SE) | n | % (SE) | ||
Suicidal thoughts (−) | 3868 | 96.6 (0.4) | 1638 | 91.5 (1.0) | <0.001 |
Suicidal thoughts (+) | 139 | 3.4 (0.4) | 149 | 8.5 (1.0) | |
Suicidal plans (−) | 3969 | 99.0 (0.2) | 1749 | 97.9 (0.4) | 0.003 |
Suicidal plans (+) | 38 | 1.0 (0.2) | 38 | 2.1 (0.4) |
Suicidal Thoughts | Suicidal Plans | |||
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OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
Total | ||||
Model 1 | 2.65 (1.95–3.60) | <0.001 | 2.14 (1.30–3.54) | 0.003 |
Model 2 | 2.49 (1.82–3.40) | <0.001 | 2.26 (1.22–4.20) | 0.010 |
Model 3 | 2.14 (1.54–2.97) | <0.001 | 2.01 (1.08–3.73) | 0.028 |
Sex | ||||
Men | ||||
Model 1 | 3.30 (2.06–5.28) | <0.001 | 2.33 (1.02–5.30) | 0.044 |
Model 2 | 3.40 (2.05–5.65) | <0.001 | 2.29 (0.85–6.20) | 0.101 |
Model 3 | 3.09 (1.84–5.20) | <0.001 | 2.00 (0.74–5.45) | 0.172 |
Women | ||||
Model 1 | 2.18 (1.57–3.04) | <0.001 | 1.97 (1.06–3.67) | 0.032 |
Model 2 | 1.92 (1.33–2.76) | 0.001 | 2.30 (1.07–4.97) | 0.034 |
Model 3 | 1.63 (1.12–2.36) | 0.011 | 2.01 (0.94–4.33) | 0.073 |
Age (years) | ||||
19–40 | ||||
Model 1 | 3.15 (1.50–6.60) | 0.003 | 2.30 (0.61–8.68) | 0.220 |
Model 2 | 3.14 (1.50–6.58) | 0.003 | 2.34 (0.62–8.77) | 0.207 |
Model 3 | 3.15 (1.43–6.97) | 0.005 | 2.04 (0.45–9.18) | 0.350 |
41–64 | ||||
Model 1 | 2.58 (1.65–4.04) | <0.001 | 3.37 (1.48–7.68) | 0.004 |
Model 2 | 2.55 (1.63–4.00) | <0.001 | 3.34 (1.48–7.55) | 0.004 |
Model 3 | 1.83 (1.17–2.85) | 0.008 | 2.54 (1.12–5.77) | 0.026 |
≥65 | ||||
Model 1 | 1.87 (1.21–2.90) | 0.005 | 1.16 (0.47–2.84) | 0.750 |
Model 2 | 1.89 (1.21–2.96) | 0.005 | 1.20 (0.48–2.97) | 0.697 |
Model 3 | 1.89 (1.20–2.98) | 0.006 | 1.20 (0.47–3.10) | 0.700 |
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Huh, Y.; Nam, G.E.; Kim, Y.-H.; Lee, J.H. Relationships between Multimorbidity and Suicidal Thoughts and Plans among Korean Adults. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081094
Huh Y, Nam GE, Kim Y-H, Lee JH. Relationships between Multimorbidity and Suicidal Thoughts and Plans among Korean Adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(8):1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081094
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuh, Youn, Ga Eun Nam, Yang-Hyun Kim, and Jun Hyung Lee. 2019. "Relationships between Multimorbidity and Suicidal Thoughts and Plans among Korean Adults" Journal of Clinical Medicine 8, no. 8: 1094. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081094