Table 3.
Modeled effects of sexual abuse and substance use on self-harm, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts
| Self-harm | Suicidal thoughts | Suicide attempts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males OR (95% CI) |
Females OR (95% CI) |
Males OR (95% CI) |
Females OR (95% CI) |
Males OR (95% CI) |
Females OR (95% CI) |
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| Exposure variables | Sexual abuse | 3.8 (2.4-6.0)*** | 3.2 (2.6–3.9)*** | 3.3 (2.2-5.0)*** | 3.0 (2.5–3.6)*** | 9.5 (5.6–16.0)*** | 3.6 (2.7–4.9)*** | |
| Alcohol intoxication | 0.7 (0.5–0.9)* | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 1.0 (0.9–1.3) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 1.2 (0.8–1.6) | ||
| Smoking | 1.7 (1.3–2.3)*** | 2.3 (1.9–2.8)*** | 1.4 (1.1–1.7)** | 2.0 (1.7–2.4)*** | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | 2.8 (2.1–3.9)*** | ||
| Cannabis use | 2.1 (1.6–2.8)*** | 1.9 (1.5–2.3)*** | 2.1 (1.7–2.6)*** | 1.9 (1.5–2.3)*** | 2.9 (1.9–4.6)*** | 2.0 (1.4–2.8)*** | ||
| Control variables | FAS (low) | 0.8 (0.8–0.9)*** | 0.9 (0.8–0.9)*** | 0.9 (0.8–0.9)*** | 0.8 (0.8–0.9)*** | 0.8 (0.7–0.9)*** | 0.8 (0.7–0.9)*** | |
| Age | 0.8 (0.7–0.9)** | 0.6 (0.6–0.7)*** | 0.9 (0.8–0.9)** | 0.7 (0.7–0.8)*** | 0.7 (0.5–0.9)** | 0.6 (0.5–0.7)*** | ||
Note: *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001