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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Psychiatry. 2008 Feb;192:98–105. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.040113

Table 4.

Table 4a. DSM-IV Disorders as risk factors for 1st onset of suicide-related outcomes in the developed countries: Pooled Analysis

Table 4b. DSM-IV Disorders as risk factors for 1st onset of suicide-related outcomes in the developing countries: Pooled Analysis


Total Sample (n=32,921)

Among Ideators
Ideation Plan Attempt Plan (n=5,017) Attempt (n=5,017) Attempt w/o a lifetime plan (n=3,189) Attempt w/a lifetime plan (n=1,828)
Disorder category OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)


Any anxiety disorders1 3.4* (3.2 – 3.7) 4.5* (3.9 – 5.1) 4.8* (4.1 – 5.5) 1.6* (1.3 – 1.8) 1.5* (1.3 – 1.8) 1.3* (1.0 – 1.7) 1.6* (1.2 – 2.0)
Any mood disorders1,3 4.7* (4.2 – 5.2) 5.8* (4.9 – 6.9) 5.9* (5.0 – 7.1) 1.5* (1.3 – 1.8) 1.3* (1.1 – 1.6) 1.3 (0.9 – 1.7) 1.2 (0.9 – 1.5)
Any impulse-control disorders2 3.3* (2.8 – 3.8) 3.6* (2.8 – 4.6) 4.2* (3.3 – 5.4) 1.4* (1.0 – 1.9) 1.5* (1.1 – 2.1) 1.5* (1.0 – 2.3) 1.5* (1.0 – 2.2)
Any substance use disorders1,3 2.8* (2.5 – 3.2) 4.1* (3.4 – 4.9) 4.2* (3.5 – 5.1) 1.9* (1.6 – 2.4) 1.6* (1.2 – 2.1) 1.9* (1.3 – 2.7) 1.4 (1.0 – 1.9)
Any disorders1 4.1* (3.8 – 4.5) 5.8* (5.0 – 6.8) 6.4* (5.4 – 7.6) 1.6* (1.4 – 1.9) 1.6* (1.3 – 1.9) 1.5* (1.1 – 1.9) 1.6* (1.2 – 2.1)
Exactly 1 disorder1 1.0 (0.9 – 1.1) 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) 0.8 (0.7 – 1.1) 0.8 (0.6 – 1.0) 0.8 (0.6 – 1.1) 0.7 (0.4 – 1.1) 0.9 (0.6 – 1.3)
Exactly 2 disorders1 2.1* (1.9 – 2.4) 1.9* (1.5 – 2.2) 1.9* (1.5 – 2.3) 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) 1.0 (0.7 – 1.3) 1.2 (0.8 – 1.8) 0.8 (0.6 – 1.2)
3+ disorders1 6.1* (5.6 – 6.6) 8.6* (7.4 – 10.0) 8.9* (7.7 – 10.3) 2.0* (1.7 – 2.4) 1.8* (1.5 – 2.1) 1.7* (1.3 – 2.1) 1.8* (1.4 – 2.3)
Total Sample (n=15,506)
Among Ideators
Ideation Plan Attempt Plan (n=1,855) Attempt (n=1,855) Attempt w/o a lifetime plan (n=1,050) Attempt w/a lifetime plan (n=805)
Disorder category OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)


Any anxiety disorders1 2.8* (2.4 – 3.2) 3.6* (2.8 – 4.5) 3.5* (2.8 – 4.3) 1.5* (1.2 – 1.9) 1.2 (0.9 – 1.5) 1.1 (0.7 – 1.6) 1.3 (0.9 – 1.8)
Any mood disorders1 3.4* (2.8 – 4.1) 5.5* (4.4 – 6.9) 4.7* (3.6 – 6.0) 2.1* (1.6 – 2.9) 1.0 (0.8 – 1.4) 0.8 (0.5 – 1.3) 1.2 (0.8 – 1.9)
Any impulse-control disorders2 4.4* (3.5 – 5.5) 6.5* (4.8 – 8.8) 6.3* (4.6 – 8.5) 2.1* (1.5 – 2.9) 1.6* (1.1 – 2.4) 1.4 (0.8 – 2.6) 2.3* (1.3 – 4.2)
Any substance use disorders1 2.9* (2.3 – 3.7) 4.2* (3.0 – 5.9) 4.6* (3.5 – 6.3) 1.8* (1.1 – 2.8) 1.4* (1.0 – 2.0) 1.2 (0.6 – 2.5) 1.6 (1.0 – 2.5)
Any disorders1 3.6* (3.1 – 4.1) 5.4* (4.4 – 6.7) 5.3* (4.2 – 6.6) 1.8* (1.4 – 2.4) 1.4* (1.1 – 1.7) 1.2 (0.8 – 1.7) 1.6* (1.1 – 2.3)
Exactly 1 disorder1 1.4* (1.1 – 1.7) 1.0 (0.8 – 1.3) 1.2 (0.9 – 1.6) 0.7* (0.5 – 1.0) 0.9 (0.7 – 1.3) 0.9 (0.5 – 1.6) 1.0 (0.6 – 1.6)
Exactly 2 disorders1 2.8* (2.3 – 3.5) 3.7* (2.9 – 4.7) 3.1* (2.4 – 4.1) 1.5* (1.1 – 2.1) 1.1 (0.8 – 1.6) 0.9 (0.5 – 1.5) 1.0 (0.6 – 1.7)
3+ disorders1 5.9* (4.9 – 7.2) 10.0* (7.7 – 12.9) 9.2* (7.4 – 11.6) 2.5* (1.9 – 3.3) 1.5* (1.1 – 2.1) 1.6* (1.0 – 2.6) 1.8* (1.2 – 2.7)
*

OR significant at the 0.05 level, 2-sided test

1

Assessed in the Part II sample

2

Assessed only in the Part II sample with age range 18–44

3

New Zealand assessed in the Part I sample

Results are based on multivariate discrete-time survival model

Each model controls for person-year, countries and the sociodemographic variables from the table 2

Developed countries include: United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Israel, Japan and New Zealand

Developing countries include: Colombia, Mexico, Ukraine, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa and People's Republic of China

Any mood disorder = major depressive, dysthymic, and bipolar disorders; Any impulse-control disorder = intermittent explosive, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, conduct, and oppositional defiant disorders; Any anxiety disorder = panic, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety, specific phobia, social phobia, post-traumatic stress, and adult separation anxiety disorders; Any substance use disorder = alcohol abuse or dependence and illicit drug abuse or dependence.