Correction to: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 10.1007/s0017-03-0484-2
In Table 4 of this article, the data in the row 6th headed Natural sciences were incorrected. It has been corrected. The correct Table 4 and values as follows:
Table 4.
Crude risk differences in suicide for women and men in each university program category with 95% confidence intervals (CI)
| University program category | Group | Suicide | Self-harm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk difference (1/10,000) (95% CI) | Risk difference (1/10,000) (95% CI) | ||
| Education (reference) | Ref. | Ref. | |
| Theology/Humanities | Women | 1.6 (− 1.3, 4.4) | 13.2 (1.1, 2.5) |
| Men | 1.0 (− 4.1, 6.1) | 0.9 (− 8.9, 10.6) | |
| Law/Social sciences | Women | 0.0 (− 0.9, 0.9) | 0.5 (− 4.8, 5.8) |
| Men | − 0.8 (− 3.5, 1.9) | 4.6 (− 1.5, 10.1) | |
| Natural sciences | Women | 2.8 (− 0.8, 6.5) | − 0.6 (− 11.4, 10.2) |
| Men | NA | 3.3 (− 7.9, 14.4) | |
| Technology | Women | − 0.5 (− 1.3, 0.3) | − 11.5 (− 16.6, − 6.4) |
| Men | 0.6 (− 1.8, 0.3) | − 5.8 (− 10.4, − 1.2) | |
| Agriculture/Forestry | Women | NA | − 15.5 (− 16.5, − 3.3) |
| Men | 0.7 (− 6.9, 5.5) | − 12.7 (− 20.0, − 5.4) | |
| Medicine/Dentistry | Women | 0.2 (− 2.0, 2.4) | − 9.6 (− 19.5, 0.2) |
| Men | 3.3 (− 3.9, 10.4) | − 1.8 (− 12.4, 8.7) | |
| Nursing/Healthcare | Women | 1.3 (0.0, 2.4) | 6.7 (1.3, 12.1) |
| Men | 0.0 (− 3.9, 3.9) | 10.9 (1.2, 20.6) | |
| Art studies | Women | 1.3 (− 3.0, 5.7) | − 3.8 (− 19.1, 11.5) |
| Men | 0.1 (− 5.8, 7.8) | 7.7 (− 7.4, 22.8) | |
| Subgroup programs | |||
| Medical students only | Women | NA | − 10.3 (− 23.0, 2.5) |
| Men | 3.9 (− 5.0, 12.7) | 1.9 (− 11.8, 15.7) | |
| Nursing students only | Women | 1.4 (0.0, 2.8) | 13.6 (7.1, 20.1) |
| Men | − 0.2 (− 4.7, 4.4) | 18.5 (5.4, 31.7) | |
NA not possible to calculate due to too few cases
The original article has been corrected.