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. 2008 Mar 6;8:15. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-8-15

Table 3.

Suicide attempts and narrow personality traits: a multinomial regression model

Likelihood of RSA vs NSA Likelihood of SA vs NSA Likelihood of RSA vs SA
B (SE) Exp [B](95% CI) P B (SE) Exp [B](95% CI) P B (SE) Exp [B](95% CI) P

Childhood mood disorder 1.01(.62) 2.75(.815–9.28) .103 .19(.52) 1.20(.43–3.36) .723 .83(.69) 2.29(.59–8.91) .234
Childhood sexual abuse .37(.10) 1.45(1.20–1.77) .0005 .11(.09) 1.12(.93–1.33) .230 .27(.12) 1.30(1.04–1.64) .023
Suicidal ideation (lifetime) 1.89(.43) 6.61(2.86–15.27) .0005 1.81(.23) 6.10(3.90–9.54) .0005 .08(.46) 1.08(.44–2.68) .863
Anxiousness -.01(.03) .99(.93–1.05) .738 -.09(.02) .92(.88–.95) .0005 .08(.03) 1.08(1.01–1.15) .024
Affective instability .05(.03) 1.05(.99–1.12) .117 .07(.02) 1.08(1.04–1.12) .0005 -.02(.03) .98(.91–1.05) .501

Model fit: X2 10 = 178.48 p = .0005; McFadden R2 = 31.2%; RSA = Repeated suicide attempters (n = 34); SA = one-time suicide attempters (n = 90); NSA = nonattempters (n = 970).