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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 4;34(2):139–145. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.09.017

Table 2.

Mental health variables and intimate partner problems among pregnancy- and non-pregnancy-associated suicides. (n=2083)

Variables Unadjusted Odds Ratios Adjusted Odds Ratios
Current depressed mood
-  Non-pregnancy associated
-  Pregnant
-  Postpartum
1
0.81 (CI:0.45–1.45, p=0.482)
1.94 (CI:1.16–3.24, p=0.011)*
1
0.88 (CI:0.47–1.65, p=0.693)
2.13 (CI:1.21–3.73, p=0.009)*
Mental Health Diagnosis
-  Non-pregnancy associated
-  Pregnant
-  Postpartum
1
0.71 (CI:0.40–1.26, p=0.247)
0.96 (CI:0.59–1.58, p=0.878)
1
0.84 (CI:0.45–1.57, p=0.586)
0.83 (CI:0.48–1.43, p=0.500)
Crisis in Last 2 Weeks
-  Non-pregnancy associated
-  Pregnant
-  Postpartum
1
2.257 (CI:1.25–4.04, p=0.007)*
1.64 (CI:0.96–2.78, p=0.069)
1
1.59 (CI:0.84–3.01,p=0.155)
1.04 (CI:0.58–1.87,p=0.895)
Problem with intimate partner
-  Non-pregnancy associated
-  Pregnant
-  Postpartum
1
3.31 (CI:1.86–5.90, p<0.0005)*
2.72 (CI:1.65–4.47, p<0.0005)*
1
2.57 (CI:1.38–4.79, p=0.003)*
1.82 (CI:1.06–3.14, p=0.031)*
Problem with non-intimate partner
-  Non-pregnancy associated
-  Pregnant*
-  Postpartum*
1
2.65 (CI:1.38–5.08, p=0.003)*
0.60 (CI:0.237–1.50, p=0.270)
1
2.63 (CI:1.33–5.21, p=0.005)*
0.46 (CI:0.18–1.19, p=0.110)
*

p<0.05

Controls for demographics (race, age, educational status, and marital status), mental health (presence of mental health disorder or current depressed mood), known substance or alcohol abuse history, prior suicide attempt, intimate partner problems, and presence of any of 10 other precipitating circumstances.

Controls for demographics (race, age, educational status, and marital status), mental health (presence of mental health disorder or current depressed mood), known substance or alcohol abuse history, prior suicide attempt, and intimate partner problems.