Table.
Crude and adjusted* estimates of relative risk of suicide
| No (%) of cases (n=38) | No (%) of controls (n=140) | Estimate of relative risk (95% CI)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjusted | |||
| Taking other antihypertensive drugs† | 29 (76) | 107 (76) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Taking calcium channel blockers | 9 (24) | 33 (24) | 1.01 (0.41 to 2.49) | 0.98 (0.30 to 3.18) |
| Body mass index: | ||||
| <25† | 11 (29) | 25 (18) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ⩾25 | 13 (34) | 64 (46) | 0.50 (0.20 to 1.22) | 0.33 (0.11 to 0.98) |
| Unknown | 14 (37) | 51 (36) | 0.60 (0.21 to 1.71) | 0.67 (0.17 to 2.63) |
| Smoking status: | ||||
| Non-smoker or former smoker† | 23 (61) | 99 (71) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Cigarette smoker | 7 (18) | 14 (10) | 2.10 (0.75 to 5.85) | 1.30 (0.31 to 5.36) |
| Unknown | 8 (21) | 27 (19) | 1.40 (0.40 to 4.97) | 1.30 (0.23 to 7.33) |
| History of mental illness: | ||||
| No† | 13 (34) | 121 (86) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 25 (66) | 19 (14) | 13.04 (4.89 to 34.80) | 15.70 (5.37 to 45.80) |
*
Adjusted for all other covariates simultaneously. †Reference group.