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Table 1 Demographic, psychosocial and health characteristics among women with PMDD reporting any suicidal ideation compared with none

From: Prevalence and correlates of current suicidal ideation in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder

 

Total sample

n = 110 (100%)

Current suicidal ideation

None

n = 67 (60.9%)

Any*

n = 43 (39.1%)

OR (95% CI)

Characteristics, n (%)

    

Age, mean [SD]

35.5 [6.0]

36.0 [5.7]

34.6 [6.5]

Age

    

 20–29

22 (20.0)

11 (16.4)

11 (25.6)

1

 30–39

54 (49.1)

33 (49.3)

21 (48.8)

0.64 (0.23–1.73)

 ≥ 40

34 (30.9)

23 (34.3)

11 (25.6)

0.48 (0.16–1.44)

Marital status

    

 Partnereda

88 (80.0)

51 (76.1)

37 (86.0)

1

 Single

22 (20.0)

16 (23.9)

6 (14.0)

0.52 (0.19–1.45)

Education

    

 University degree

83 (75.5)

47 (70.1)

36 (83.7)

1

 Less than university degree

27 (24.5)

20 (29.9)

7 (16.3)

2.19 (0.84–5.74)

Employment

    

 Working

94 (85.5)

57 (85.1)

37 (86.0)

1

 Studying

11 (10.0)

7 (10.4)

4 (9.3)

0.88 (0.24–3.22)

 Other

5 (4.5)

3 (4.5)

2 (4.7)

1.03 (0.16–6.44)

Parity

    

 Nulliparous

45 (40.9)

23 (34.3)

22 (51.2)

1

 Parous

65 (59.1)

44 (65.7)

21 (48.8)

0.50 (0.23–1.09)

Smoking

    

 No

101 (91.8)

63 (94.0)

38 (88.4)

1

 Yes

9 (8.2)

4 (6.0)

5 (11.6)

2.07 (0.52–8.20)

Snus

    

 No

95 (86.4)

57 (85.1)

38 (88.4)

1

 Yes

15 (13.6)

10 (14.9)

5 (11.6)

1.33 (0.42–4.21)

Previou hormonal contraceptives

    

 No

6 (5.5)

4 (6.0)

2 (4.7)

1

 Yes

104 (94.5)

63 (94.0)

41 (95.3)

1.30 (0.23–7.43)

Previous drug treatment for PMDD

    

 No

27 (24.5)

17 (25.4)

10 (23.3)

1

 Yes

83 (75.5)

50 (74.6)

33 (76.7)

1.12 (0.46–2.75)

Previous psychological treatment for PMDDb

    

 No

92 (83.6)

60 (96.8)

32 (84.2)

1

 Yes

8 (7.3)

2 (3.2)

6 (15.8)

5.63 (1.07–29.49)

Self-rated health (EQ-5D VAS), mean [SD]

46.7 [23.6]

51.9 [23.2]

39.6 [22.6]

0.98 (0.96–0.99)

Self-reported history of depressionc

    

 No

74 (67.3)

47 (71.2)

27 (62.8)

1

 Yes

35 (31.8)

19 (28.8)

16 (37.2)

1.45 (0.65–3.32)

Self-reported history of anxiety

    

 No

97 (88.2)

60 (89.6)

37 (86.0)

1

 Yes

13 (11.8)

7 (10.4)

6 (14.0)

1.39 (0.43–4.46)

Late luteal phase depression scores in the range of clinical depression**

    

 None

24 (21.8)

24 (35.8)

0 (0.0)

 Mild

20 (18.2)

12 (17.9)

8 (18.6)

 Moderate

46 (41.8)

29 (43.3)

17 (39.5)

 Severe

20 (18.2)

2 (3.0)

18 (41.9)

Late luteal phase depressive symptom score**, mean [SD]

21.1 [10.1]

16.7 [9.0]

27.9 [7.9]

1.17 (1.10–1.25)

  1. Significant odds ratios (OR) are marked in bold
  2. aPartnered, including married, cohabitating, non-cohabitating partner
  3. bMissing n = 10 (9.1%)
  4. cMissing n = 1 (0.9%)
  5. *cut-off ≥ 2 on item 9 MADRS-S “Weary of life. Only fleeting suicidal thoughts.”
  6. **Assessed by MADRS-S