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

Table 5. Survival models of the associations between number of prior DSM-IV disorders and a subsequent suicide attempt—developing countries.

Response Variable: Lifetime Attempt among Part II Sample (n = 26,959)
Bivariate Modelsa Multivariate Interactive Modelb
Number of DSM-IV Disorders OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Exactly 1 3.5 (2.9–4.2)*
Exactly 2 6.8 (5.2–8.8)* 0.7 (0.5–1.0)
Exactly 3 9.4 (6.9–12.9)* 0.3 (0.2–0.6)*
Exactly 4 16.8 (11.2–25.2)* 0.2 (0.1–0.4)*
Exactly 5 19.6 (11.7–33.0)* 0.1 (0.0–0.2)*
≥6 32.1 (19.3–53.4)* 0.0 (0.0–0.0)*
χ2 (p-value)c 579.0 (<0.001)* 50.9 (<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. CI, confidence interval.