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Table 6 Association of health status and behavioral factors with suicidal ideation in the past 12 months

From: Prevalence of suicidal ideation and its associated factors among the geriatric population in Vyas Municipality, Tanahun District, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Suicidal ideation in the past 12 months

Total

Chi-square

p-value

 

Yes

(20; 6.4%)

No

(291; 93.6%)

   

Perceived health

Good

3 (3.5)

83 (96.5)

86

1.710

0.191

Poor

17 (7.6)

208 (92.4)

225

Presence of chronic illness

Yes

13 (7.7)

156 (92.3)

169

1.979

0322

No

7 (4.9)

135 (95.1)

142

Presence of disability

Yes

0 (0.0)

5 (100.0)

5

1.000#

0.555

No

20 (6.5)

286 (93.5)

306

The habit of alcohol consumption

Yes

5 (5.7)

82 (94.3)

87

0.094

0.759

No

15 (6.7)

209 (93.3)

224

The habit of smoking cigarettes

Yes

6 (11.3)

47 (88.7)

53

2.539

0.111

No

14 (5.4)

244 (94.6)

258

Sleep duration

< 6 h

2 (2.6)

76 (97.4)

78

2.587

0.108

≥ 6 h

18 (7.7)

215 (92.3)

233

Family history of suicide

Yes

2 (20.0)

8 (80.0)

10

3.162

0.075

No

18 (6.0)

283 (94.0)

301

Presence of Functional Limitation [WHO-DAS 12 item]

Low (< 29)

4 (2.6)

149 (97.4)

153

7.290

0.007*

High (≥ 29)

16 (10.1)

142 (89.9)

158

  1. (*statistically significant at p < 0.05) (# Fisher’s exact value)