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. 2023 Jul 11;23:1330. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16261-y

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)
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