Table 2.
Factors related to suicide in Russian and Estonian suicide victims: gender and age adjusted odds ratio (OR)
| No. (%) of suicide victims |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Russian | Estonian | adjusted OR (95% CI) | P |
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Family status: | ||||
| no partner | 94 (54.7) | 144 (59.0) | 0.8 (0.5-1.2) | 0.284 |
| partner | 79 (45.1) | 100 (41.0) | 1.0 | |
| Socio-economic status: | ||||
| unemployed | 46 (26.3) | 47 (19.3) | 1.4 (0.8-2.3) | 0.222 |
| inactive | 61 (34.9) | 98 (40.2) | 1.0 (0.6-1.7) | 0.902 |
| employed | 68 (38.9) | 99 (40.6) | 1.0 | |
| Substance use pattern: | ||||
| substance dependence and abuse | 114 (69.1) | 142 (59.4) | 2.4 (1.4-4.1) | 0.001 |
| abstinence | 25 (15.2) | 30 (12.6) | 2.3 (1.1-4.9) | 0.028 |
| moderate use | 26 (15.8) | 67 (28.0) | 1.0 | |
| Recent life events (last 3 mo) | ||||
| Somatic illness: | ||||
| present | 44 (25.1) | 64 (26.4) | 1.2 (0.7-2.0) | 0.451 |
| absent | 131 (74.9) | 178 (73.6) | 1.0 | |
| Illness in family: | ||||
| present | 13 (7.4) | 10 (4.1) | 1.8 (0.7-4.2) | 0.192 |
| absent | 162 (92.6) | 232 (95.9) | 1.0 | |
| Death: | ||||
| present | 9 (5.1) | 19 (7.8) | 0.6 (0.3-1.5) | 0.285 |
| absent | 166 (94.9) | 223 (92.1) | 1.0 | |
| Family discord: | ||||
| present | 70 (40.0) | 82 (33.9) | 1.2 (0.8-1.8) | 0.455 |
| absent | 105 (60.0) | 160 (66.1) | 1.0 | |
| Separation: | ||||
| present | 33 (18.9) | 34 (14.0) | 1.3 (0.8-2.3) | 0.301 |
| absent | 142 (81.1) | 208 (86.0) | 1.0 | |
| Financial deterioration: | ||||
| present | 44 (25.1) | 63 (26.0) | 0.9 (0.6-1.4) | 0.612 |
| absent | 131 (74.9) | 179 (74.0) | 1.0 | |
| Loss of job: | ||||
| present | 16 (9.1) | 20 (8.3) | 1.0 (0.5-2.0) | 0.982 |
| absent | 159 (90.9) | 222 (91.7) | 1.0 | |
| Change of residence: | ||||
| present | 20 (11.4) | 21 (8.7) | 1.4 (0.7-2.7) | 0.338 |
| absent | 155 (88.6) | 221 (91.3) | 1.0 | |