Table 2: Regression equation values for the independent variables (sociodemographic and clinical) in older adults (N = 215).
IV | β | SE | Wald | OR | 95% CI OR | |
LL | UL | |||||
Gender (female) | 1.16 | 1.07 | 4.51* | 2.70 | 1.13 | 3.18 |
Age (61-90 years) | 0.34 | 0.11 | 5.28* | 6.99 | 5.22 | 8.18 |
Marital status (widowed) | 0.56 | 0.78 | 2.71** | 3.12 | 2.27 | 3.82 |
Pre-existing condition (depression) | 0.13 | 0.09 | 3.18** | 3.95 | 2.22 | 4.71 |
Pre-existing condition (physical) | 0.98 | 0.02 | 1.45** | 4.98 | 3.13 | 5.12 |
Suicide attempt method (single) | 0.39 | 0.19 | 7.83* | 4.72 | 2.12 | 6.15 |
Health care action (discharge) | 1.03 | 0.34 | 6.91** | 6.89 | 5.56 | 7.34 |
β = beta coefficient; SE = standard error; Wald = statistical power of test; p = significance level; *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01; ns = not significant; LL = Lower limit; UL = Upper limit; OR = odds ratio or regression equation Exp(β) result.