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. 2014 Apr 17;12:11. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-12-11

Table 3.

Cohort characteristics of poisonings as suicides, undetermined intents, and unintentional, percentage with 96% CI, 1997–2011, by sex

 
Women
Men
Marital Status Suicide Undetermined Unintentional Suicide Undetermined Unintentional
Married
20.9 (19.3-22.5)
20.9 (18.5-23.3)
20.1 (18.1-22.1)
22.6 (21.0-24.2)
10.1 (8.9-11.3)
12.0 (11.0-13.0)
Divorced
32.5 (30.6-34.4)
36.5 (33.7-39.3)
31.4 (29.1-33.7)
25.9 (24.3-27.5)
27.0 (25.2-28.8)
25.6 (24.3-26.9)
Unmarried
31.0 (29.1-32.9)
31.9 (29.2-34.6)
28.1 (25.8-30.4)
44.8 (42.9-46.7)
59.9 (57.9-61.9)
58.1 (56.6-59.6)
Widowed
15.5 (14.0-17.0)
10.8 (9.0-12.6)
20.3 (18.3-22.3)
6.8 (5.9-7.7)
2.9 (2.2-3.6)
4.3 (3.7-4.9)
Born outside Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
15.4 (13.9-16.9)
14.2 (12.2-16.2)
15.1 (13.3-16.9)
12.7 (11.5-13.9)
12.4 (11.0-13.8)
15.4 (14.3-16.5)
No
84.6 (83.1-86.1)
85.8 (83.8-87.8)
85.1 (83.3-86.9)
87.3 (86.1-88.5)
87.6 (86.2-89.0)
84.6 (83.5-85.7)
Education*
 
 
 
 
 
 
−9 years
27.2 (24.9-29.5)
34.9 (31.4-38.4)
31.4 (27.6-35.2)
31.6 (29.4-33.8)
37.6 (34.9-40.3)
40.2 (38.0-42.4)
9-12 years
48.5 (45.9-51.1)
48.3 (44.7-51.9)
52.2 (48.1-56.3)
50.3 (47.9-52.7)
50.3 (47.5-53.1)
50.3 (48.1-52.5)
>12 years
24.3 (22.1-26.5)
16.8 (14.1-19.5)
16.4 (13.3-19.5)
18.1 (16.3-19.9)
12.2 (10.4-14.0)
9.6 (8.3-10.9)
Hospitalization self-inflicted harm**
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 year
10.1 (8.9-11.3)
6.5 (5.1-7.9)
2.7 (1.9-3.5)
7.9 (6.9-8.9)
4.5 (3.6-5.4)
2.4 (1.9-2.9)
3 years
18.0 (16.4-19.6)
11.9 (10.0-13.8)
6.7 (5.4-8.0)
13.0 (11.7-14.3)
8.6 (7.4-9.8)
5.6 (4.9-6.3)
5 years
22.1 (20.4-23.8)
16.1 (14.0-18.2)
8.3 (6.9-9.7)
15.4 (14.0-16.8)
10.9 (9.6-12.2)
7.3 (6.5-8.1)
None
49.8 (47.8-51.8)
65.5 (62.7-68.3)
82.2 (80.3-84.1)
63.8 (62.0-65.6)
75.9 (74.1-77.7)
84.7 (83.6-85.8)
Psychiatric hospitalization**
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 year
20.9 (19.3-22.5)
12.1 (10.2-14.0)
5.3 (4.2-6.4)
15.4 (14.0-16.8)
9.1 (7.9-10.3)
5.3 (4.6-6.0)
3 years
30.1 (28.2-32.0)
20.4 (18.1-22.7)
9.8 (8.3-11.3)
22.5 (20.9-24.1)
17.8 (16.2-19.4)
10.5 (9.6-11.4)
5 years
35.0 (33.1-36.9)
25.3 (22.8-27.8)
13.4 (11.7-15.1)
26.1 (24.5-27.7)
21.8 (20.1-23.5)
13.8 (12.8-14.8)
None
14.0 (12.6-15.4)
42.2 (39.3-45.1)
71.5 (69.2-73.8)
36.0 (34.2-37.8)
51.3 (49.2-53.4)
70.3 (68.9-71.7)
Hospitalization abuse**
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 year
5.2 (4.3-6.1)
12.1 (10.2-14.0)
8.0 (6.6-9.4)
8.0 (7.0-9.0)
16.4 (14.9-17.9)
14.5 (13.5-15.5)
3 years
9.0 (7.8-10.2)
19.2 (16.9-21.5)
14.0 (12.2-15.8)
13.2 (11.9-14.5)
27.3 (25.5-29.1)
24.1 (22.8-25.4)
5 years
10.9 (9.6-12.2)
22.7 (20.3-25.1)
17.4 (15.5-19.3)
15.7 (14.3-17.1)
32.6 (30.7-34.5)
28.8 (27.5-30.1)
None
74.9 (73.1-76.7)
45.9 (43.0-48.8)
60.6 (58.1-63.1)
63.2 (61.4-65.0)
23.7 (22.0-25.4)
32.6 (31.2-34.0)
Age groups
 
 
 
 
 
 
15-24
5.6 (4.6-6.6)
5.4 (4.0-6.8)
5.3 (4.2-6.4)
5.0 (4.2-5.8)
9.8 (8.5-11.1)
8.9 (8.1-9.7)
25-44
27.5 (25.6-29.4)
24.3 (21.6-27.0)
17.9 (16.0-19.8)
33.5 (31.7-35.3)
38.6 (36.4-40.8)
32.5 (31.1-33.9)
45-64 42.1 (40.0-44.2) 52.3 (49.2-55.4) 41.8 (39.3-44.3) 41.7 (39.8-43.6) 40.8 (38.6-43.0) 41.9 (40.4-43.4)

*Only available 1997-2010.

**Both alcohol and other drugs.