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. 2013 Oct 18;13:969. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-969

Table 4.

Association between social features of the neighbourhood and suicide according to social-demographic characteristics of residents

 
Rate ratio (95% confidence interval)
A. Stratification by sex
 
Men
Women
  Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status Plus control for background contextual variables Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status Plus control for background contextual variables
Social capital (perceptive/ behavioural)
Low
1.17
(1.09–1.26)
1.12
(1.04–1.22)
1.11
(1.00–1.23)
1.01
(0.91–1.13)
Medium
1.00
(0.93–1.08)
1.01
(0.94–1.10)
0.93
(0.84–1.04)
0.92
(0.83–1.03)
High
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
Social capital (structural/ demographic)
High
1.09
(1.01–1.17)
1.04
(0.96–1.12)
1.07
(0.97–1.19)
0.98
(0.88–1.10)
Medium
1.05
(0.97–1.13)
1.03
(0.95–1.11)
1.07
(0.96–1.19)
1.04
(0.93–1.16)
Low
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
 
B. Stratification by age
 
0-50 years olds
50 years and older
 
Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status
Plus control for background contextual variables
Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status
Plus control for background contextual variables
Social capital (perceptive/ behavioural)
Low
1.26
(1.16–1.37)
1.18
(1.08–1.29)
1.01
(0.92–1.11)
0.98
(0.88–1.08)
Medium
1.04
(0.96–1.14)
1.05
(0.96–1.15)
0.91
(0.82–1.00)
0.91
(0.82–1.00)
High
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
Social capital (structural/ demographic)
High
1.15
(1.06–1.24)
1.05
(0.96–1.14)
1.00
(0.91–1.10)
0.98
(0.89–1.08)
Medium
1.08
(1.00–1.18)
1.05
(0.97–1.15)
1.02
(0.93–1.12)
1.02
(0.92–1.12)
Low
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
 
C. Stratification by marital status
 
Unmarried
Married
 
Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status
Plus control for background contextual variables
Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status
Plus control for background contextual variables
Social capital (perceptive/ behavioural)
Low
1.39
(1.26–1.54)
1.30
(1.16–1.45)
1.00
(0.91–1.11)
0.98
(0.88–1.09)
Medium
1.10
(0.99–1.23)
1.10
(0.98–1.23)
0.89
(0.80–0.98)
0.90
(0.81–1.00)
High
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
Social capital (structural/ demographic)
High
1.19
(1.08–1.32)
1.07
(0.96–1.19)
1.04
(0.94–1.15)
1.01
(0.91–1.13)
Medium
1.11
(1.00–1.24)
1.08
(0.97–1.20)
1.07
(0.97–1.18)
1.07
(0.97–1.18)
Low
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
 
D. Stratification by country of origin
 
Western
Non-western
 
Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status
Plus control for background contextual variables
Control for age, sex, country origin, marital status
Plus control for background contextual variables
Social capital (perceptive/ behavioural)
Low
1.16
(1.08–1.23)
1.09
(1.01–1.17)
1.19
(1.01–1.40)
1.10
(0.92–1.31)
Medium
0.97
(0.90–1.03)
0.97
(0.90–1.04)
1.08
(0.90–1.29)
1.07
(0.89–1.29)
High
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
1.00
--
Social capital (structural/ demographic)
High
1.09
(1.02–1.16)
1.02
(0.95–1.09)
1.10
(0.94–1.29)
1.04
(0.88–1.23)
Medium
1.04
(0.97–1.11)
1.02
(0.95–1.09)
1.15
(0.98–1.36)
1.12
(0.94–1.32)
  Low 1.00 -- 1.00 -- 1.00 -- 1.00 --