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. 2009 Aug 11;6(8):e1000123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000123

Table 4. Survival models of the associations between number of prior DSM-IV disorders and a subsequent suicide attempt—developed countries.

Response Variable: Lifetime Attempt among Part II Sample (n = 27,963)
Bivariate Modelsa Multivariate Interactive Modelb
Number of DSM-IV Disorders OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Exactly 1 3.9 (3.2–4.7)*
Exactly 2 7.4 (6.0–9.1)* 1.1 (0.8–1.7)
Exactly 3 14.2 (10.9–18.3)* 1.0 (0.5–1.8)
Exactly 4 16.6 (12.6–21.8)* 0.5 (0.2–1.0)
Exactly 5 17.9 (12.7–25.4)* 0.2 (0.1–0.6)*
≥6 28.2 (20.3–39.3)* 0.1 (0.0–0.2)*
χ2 (p-value)c 798.4 (<0.001)* 113.5 (<0.001)*
a

Bivariate discrete time survival models include the following covariates: age, age-squared, age cohort, sex, and person-year.

b

Multivariate interactive model (includes number of disorders and individual DSM-IV/CIDI disorders together in a discrete time survival model) includes the following covariates: age, age-squared, age cohorts, sex, and person-year.

c

The group effect χ2 tests the set of coefficients for number of disorders for significance, while the individual χ2 only test presence versus absence of each specific number of disorders.

*: Significant at the 0.05 level, two-sided test.