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. 2010 Sep 9;172(8):890–899. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq274

Table 3.

Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for the Relation of Baseline Body Mass Index With Future Attempted Suicide by Any Means (N = 1,133,019), Swedish Men Born Between 1950 and 1976

Body Mass Index Suicide/No Suicide, nos. Adjusted for Age, Center, and Birth Year
Adjusted for Age, Center, Birth Year, and Childhood SES
Adjusted for Age, Center, Birth Year, and Adult SES
Adjusted for Age, Center, Birth Year, and Educational Attainment
Multiple Adjustmenta
Hazard Ratio 95% CI Hazard Ratio 95% CI Hazard Ratio 95% CI Hazard Ratio 95% CI Hazard Ratio 95% CI
Underweight 2,018/97,754 1.22 1.16, 1.28 1.21 1.15, 1.26 1.17 1.11, 1.22 1.18 1.13, 1.24 1.12 1.07, 1.18
Normal 14,493/904,972 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Overweight 1,461/94,141 1.02 0.96, 1.07 0.97 0.92, 1.02 0.98 0.93, 1.04 0.89 0.84, 0.94 0.88 0.83, 0.93
Obese 305/17,875 1.17 1.04, 1.31 1.07 0.96, 1.20 1.08 0.96, 1.21 0.94 0.84, 1.05 0.88 0.78, 0.98
    Pheterogeneityb <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SES, socioeconomic status.

a

Adjusted for age, conscription center, year of birth, childhood SES, adult SES, and educational attainment.

b

Pheterogeneity across categories of body mass index.