Table 2.
Univariate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI 95%) for suicide attempt in people sickness absent due to stress-related mental disorders, SRMD (N=36,304)
| Characteristics | N (%) | HR | CI 95% |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Socio-demographic characteristics |
|
|
|
| Sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
65 (0.7) |
0.86 |
0.65–1.13 |
| Female |
201 (0.8) |
1 |
|
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
| 17–25 |
42 (2.3) |
3.51 |
2.41–5.11 |
| 26–35 |
75 (0.9) |
1.38 |
1.00–1.90 |
| 36–45 |
76 (0.7) |
1 |
|
| 46–55 |
60 (0.7) |
0.99 |
0.71–1.39 |
| 56–65 |
13 (0.2) |
0.35 |
0.19–0.63 |
| Education (years) |
|
|
|
| 0 to 9 |
55 (1.3) |
3.60 |
2.45–5.28 |
| 10 to 12 |
162 (0.9) |
2.55 |
1.85–3.51 |
| Above 12 |
49 (0.4) |
1 |
|
| Country of birth |
|
|
|
| Sweden |
228 (0.7) |
1 |
|
| Other Nordic countries |
14 (1.1) |
1.50 |
0.88–2.58 |
| Other European countries |
< 4 (0.3) |
0.39 |
0.10–1.57 |
| Outside Europe |
22 (0.9) |
1.23 |
0.79–1.90 |
| Residence |
|
|
|
| Big cities |
105 (0.7) |
1 |
|
| Medium sized cities |
89 (0.7) |
0.92 |
0.70–1.22 |
| Small town |
72 (0.8) |
1.02 |
0.76–1.38 |
| Family sitation |
|
|
|
| Married/cohabiting with children a |
17 (0.4) |
1 |
|
| Married/cohabiting without children a |
76 (0.5) |
0.67 |
0.40–1.14 |
| Single people without children a |
108 (0.9) |
1.74 |
1.30–2.33 |
| Single people with children a |
65 (1.0) |
1.93 |
1.39–2.69 |
|
Sickness absence characteristics b |
|
|
|
| Repeated spells |
|
|
|
| 1 spell due to SRMD* |
245 (0.7) |
1 |
|
| > 1 spell due to SRMD* |
21 (1.2) |
1.71 |
1.10–2.70 |
| Spells with mental/somatic disorders |
|
|
|
| Only spells with mental disorders |
221 (0.7) |
1 |
|
| One additional spell with somatic disorders |
38 (1.1) |
1.70 |
1.20–2.40 |
| Multiple spells with somatic disorders |
7 (1.8) |
2.70 |
1.27–5.71 |
| Full-time c |
|
|
|
| No |
13 (0.3) |
1 |
|
| Yes |
253 (0.8) |
2.84 |
1.63–5.00 |
| Part-time d |
|
|
|
| No |
163 (0.9) |
1 |
|
| Yes |
103 (0.6) |
0.63 |
0.5–0.81 |
| Duration (days) e |
|
|
|
| 1–14 |
48 (0.5) |
1 |
|
| 15–90 |
109 (0.6) |
1.33 |
0.95–1.87 |
| 91–180 |
38 (1.0) |
2.16 |
1.41–3.30 |
| 181–365 |
25 (1.0) |
2.16 |
1.33–3.50 |
| > 365 |
46 (1.8) |
3.83 |
2.55–5.73 |
| Number of spells (any disorders) f |
|
|
|
| 1 |
184 (0.6) |
1 |
|
| 2 |
61 (1.2) |
1.90 |
1.42–2.53 |
| > 2 |
21 (2.2) |
3.60 |
2.29–5.65 |
|
Health care characteristics |
|
|
|
| Hospital stay due to mental disorders (days) g |
|
|
|
| No hospital stay |
188 (0.5) |
1 |
|
| 1 to 8 |
34 (5.1) |
9.89 |
6.90–14.25 |
| > 8 |
44 (7.3) |
14.25 |
10.26–19.79 |
| Hospital stay due to somatic diagnoses (days) g |
|
|
|
| No hospital stay |
116 (0.5) |
1 |
|
| 1 to 4 |
67 (1.2) |
2.56 |
1.90–3.50 |
| > 4 |
83 (1.7) |
3.79 |
2.86–5.03 |
| Outpatient care visits due to mental disorders g |
|
|
|
| No visits |
161 (0.5) |
1 |
|
| 1 |
33 (1.9) |
3.88 |
2.67–5.64 |
| > 1 |
72 (4.7) |
10.0 |
7.54–13.15 |
| Outpatient care visits due to somatic disorders g |
|
|
|
| No visits |
23 (0.3) |
1 |
|
| 1 to 4 |
79 (0.5) |
1.87 |
1.17–2.97 |
| > 4 | 164 (1.5) | 5.63 | 3.64–8.71 |
* SRMD – stress-related mental disorders, a Children living at home; b Sickness absence due to stress-related mental disorders; c Individual had at least one full-time period (at least one day with 100% sickness absence) in the first sickness absence spell due to stress-related mental disorders; d Individual had at least one part-time period (day) in the first sickness absence spell due to stress-related mental disorders; e Duration of the first sickness absence spell due to stress-related mental disorders initiated in 2005; f Number of new sick leave spells initiated in 2005 regardless of diagnosis; g Cut-offs are based on the diagnosis-specific median.