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Published in final edited form as: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2016 Mar-Apr;43(2):152–157. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000188

TABLE 1.

Incidence of Suicide Among Patients With Bladder Cancer by Demographics

Variable	Suicide, n	Person-Years	Suicide Rate per 100,000 Person-Years	SMR^a	95% CI

Population	439	1,178,000	37	2.71	2.02–3.62
Age, y
≤39	6	26,748	22	2.90	1.99–4.15
40–49	17	74,136	23	1.39	0.93–1.95
50–59	44	193,785	23	1.41	0.95–1.99
60–69	105	338,328	31	2.39	1.75–3.30
70–79	170	369,801	46	3.14	2.36–4.04
80 +	97	175,203	55	3.12	2.43–3.97
Gender
Female	24	286,001	8	1.97	1.12–3.38
Male	415	891,999	47	1.84	1.40–2.38
Marital status
Married	271	796,772	34	2.47	1.83–3.37
SDW	152	323,898	47	3.41	2.57–4.38
Race
African American	8	46,764	17	3.73	2.49–5.66
White	420	1,077,530	39	2.60	1.91–3.40

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SDW, single/divorced/widowed; SMR, standardized mortality ratio.

Compared to suicide rates of the United States according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) (1999–2010).