. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 10.

Published in final edited form as: Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2010 Feb;40(1):50–62. doi: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.1.50

TABLE 2. Socio-Demographic Correlates by Degree of Self-Harm.

	NONE¹ (n = 580)	SM (self-mutilation only) (n=117)	OR¹ (95% CI)²	SA (suicide attempt only) (n=184)	OR¹ (95% CI)²	BOTH (both self-mutilation and attempted suicide (n=111)	OR¹ (95% CI)²
% Female	39	53	1.51 (1.00–2.27)^*	46	ns	61	2.23 (1.46– 3.41)^**
Mean age (in years)	37	33	0.96 (0.93–0.98)^**	38	ns	33	0.96 (0.94– 0.99^*
% Prison history	43	25	0.54 (0.33–0.88)^*	44	ns	33	ns
% Unemployed	73	65	ns	84	1.95 (1.25–3.03)^*	81	1.80 (1.07– 3.02)^*
% 10 or fewer years of education	42	28	0.62 (0.39–0.98)^*	42	ns	35	ns
% Physical abuse	46	59	1.82 (1.20–2.75)^*	65	2.11 (1.48–3.00)^**	65	2.14 (1.38– 3.30)^**
% Emotional abuse	65	79	2.06 (1.26–3.35)^*	84	2.72 (1.76–4.21)^**	88	3.79 (2.06– 6.97)^**
% Sexual abuse	39	59	2.24 (1.45–3.46)^**	59	2.25 (1.57–3.23)^**	77	5.38 (3.22– 8.99)^**
% Neglect	30	44	1.93 (1.27–2.93)^*	47	1.96 (1.39–2.78)^**	63	3.88 (2.50– 6.01)^**
% Any subtype	78	92	3.29 (1.60–6.74)^*	94	3.97 (2.08–7.57)^**	96	5.27 (2.08–13.31)^**

Reference group: no self-harm history;

Adjusted for age, gender, and employment status.

p < 0.05,

^**

p < 0.001