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. 2023 Dec 6;23:913. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05394-4

Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis for factors associated with self-harming behaviors

Variable Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval) p-values Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) p-value
Review board status
Unfit to stand trial (UST) 2.61 (1.18–5.79) 0.018 3.00 (1.06–8.52) 0.039
Not criminally responsible (NCR) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Legal status
Inpatient Secure 13.99 (4.84–40.50) < 0.001 12.95 (4.09–41.03) < 0.001
Inpatient General 5.81 (1.88–17.95) 0.002 5.62 (1.70–18.59) 0.005
Outpatient 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Previous involvement with the criminal system
No 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Yes 1.23 (0.67–2.26) 0.503 1.03 (0.49–2.16) 0.936
Type of offense
Violent 2.09 (0.81–5.40) 0.127 2.23 (0.75–6.67) 0.151
Non-violent 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Sexual 1.25 (0.29–5.32) 0.761 1.10 (0.21–5.69) 0.907
Victim relationship
Stranger 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Known to patient 2.27 (0.98–5.24) 0.055 1.98 (0.81–4.84) 0.136

All models were controlled for demographic (age and gender) and clinical characteristics (history of substance use, previous hospitalization, history of self-harm, diagnosis, and presence of a comorbid psychiatry diagnosis)