Table 3. Associations between BMI at conscription and attempted suicide 1973–2008 and completed suicide 1971–2008; crude and adjusted hazard ratios per one standard deviation increase in BMI.

	Attempted suicide		Completed suicide
Total n (cases)	45 365 (1136)		45 454 (590)
	HR	95% CI	HR	95% CI
Crude	0.88	0.83–0.94	0.93	0.85–1.01
Adjusted for:
Childhood SEP	0.88	0.82–0.93	0.93	0.85–1.01
Crowded housing	0.88	0.83–0.93	0.93	0.85–1.01
Height	0.87	0.82–0.93	0.92	0.84–1.00
Emotional control	0.91	0.86–0.97	0.95	0.88–1.03
Psychiatric diagnosis, conscription	0.90	0.85–0.96	0.94	0.87–1.03
Depressed mood	0.89	0.84–0.95	0.94	0.86–1.02
Risky use of alcohol	0.86	0.80–0.91	0.92	0.84–0.99
Smoking	0.90	0.84–0.95	0.94	0.86–1.02
All variables	0.89	0.84–0.95	0.94	0.86–1.02

Abbreviations: BMI, Body Mass Index; CI, Confidence Interval; HR, Hazard Ratio; N, Number; SEP, Socio-Economic Position.