Table 2.
Suicide index. Contributing factors to suicide experienced by the suicide and accident victims
|
Contributing factors |
Suicide victims |
Accident victims |
Statistics |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = positive score (%) | n = positive score (%) | OR | CI | p | |
| Loss |
21 (50) |
7 (17) |
5.0 |
1.8-13.8 |
<.01 |
| Conflict |
24 (59) |
5 (12) |
10.4 |
3.4-32.1 |
.01 |
| Bullied |
12 (29) |
6 (14) |
2.4 |
.8-7.2 |
.18 |
| Suicide interest |
19 (46) |
1 (2) |
35.4 |
4.4-282.4 |
.01 |
| Suicide threat |
4 (10) |
0 (0) |
|
|
.06 |
| Suicide attempt* |
5 (12) |
0 (0) |
|
|
.03 |
| Self harm |
1 (2) |
1 (2) |
1.0 |
.1-16.5 |
1.00 |
| Mental health problems |
14 (33) |
5 (12) |
3.7 |
1.2-11.5 |
.04 |
| Sub-threshold depression |
8 (16) |
1 (2) |
9.9 |
1.2-83.5 |
.02 |
| Depression* |
4 (10) |
0 (0) |
|
|
.06 |
| Any other psychiatric diagnosis |
6 (14) |
3 (7) |
2.3 |
.5-9.9 |
.31 |
| Vulnerable/touchy |
21 (50) |
4 (10) |
9.5 |
2.9-31.4 |
<.01 |
| Worried/anxious |
7 (17) |
1 (2) |
7.8 |
.9-66.6 |
.06 |
| Self or socially confident** |
38 (91) |
27 (64) |
5.3 |
1.6-17.7 |
<.01 |
| Impulsive/temperamental |
6 (14) |
0 (0) |
|
|
.03 |
| Suicide in family or local community | 18 (43) | 1 (2) | 30.8 | 3.9-245.1 | <.01 |
All variables are graded 0 = not present or 1 = present.
*indicates variables graded 0 = not present or 2 = present.
** indicates variable graded 0 = present or 1 = not present.