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. 2014 Jul 4;14:681. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-681

Table 2.

Socio-environmental factors and suicide

Models Time period (DIC) Variables RR (95% CI) MC error
Model I: Socio-economic factors and suicide
1986-1990 (3148.99)
SEIFA
0.9983 (0.9971, 0.9995)
0.00002420
 
 
ATSI (%)
0.9914 (0.9848, 0.9980)
0.00007110
 
 
Unemployment (%)
0.9980 (0.9818, 1.0141)
0.00035200
 
1991-1995 (3174.31)
SEIFA
0.9992 (0.9982, 1.0003)
0.00001820
 
 
ATSI (%)
0.9982 (0.9927, 1.0038)
0.00005980
 
 
Unemployment (%)
1.0075 (0.9929, 1.0221)
0.00028800
 
1996-2000 (3276.25)
SEIFA
0.9996 (0.9988, 1.0004)
0.00001170
 
 
ATSI (%)
1.0107 (1.0062, 1.0151)
0.00005240
 
 
Unemployment (%)
1.0187 (1.0060, 1.0315)
0.00021000
 
2001-2005 (3140.36)
SEIFA
0.9993 (0.9985, 1.0002)
0.00001070
 
 
ATSI (%)
1.0126 (1.0076, 1.0176)
0.00005490
 
 
Unemployment (%)
1.0198 (1.0041, 1.0354)
0.00023800
Model II: Meteorologic factors and suicide
1986-1990 (3147.70)
Rainfall (100 mm)
0.9966 (0.9814, 1.0119)
0.00030600
 
 
Temperature (°C)
0.9987 (0.9772, 1.0202)
0.00055900
 
1991-1995 (3171.05)
Humidity (%)
0.9971 (0.9893, 1.0050)
0.00020900
 
 
Rainfall (100 mm)
1.0020 (0.9884, 1.0156)
0.00026100
 
 
Temperature (°C)
1.0054 (0.9890, 1.0218)
0.00041700
 
 
Humidity (%)
1.0003 (0.9935, 1.0072)
0.00018100
 
1996-2000 (3274.24)
Rainfall (100 mm)
1.0002 (0.9889, 1.0114)
0.00022100
 
 
Temperature (°C)
1.0227 (1.0073, 1.0382)
0.00038100
 
 
Humidity (%)
1.0013 (0.9953, 1.0073)
0.00015700
 
2001-2005 (3135.13)
Rainfall (100 mm)
1.0086 (0.9920, 1.0252)
0.00033100
 
 
Temperature (°C)
1.0324 (1.0126, 1.0521)
0.00051500
 
 
Humidity (%)
0.9984 (0.9911, 1.0057)
0.00019300
Model III: Socio-economic, meteorological factors and suicide
1986-1990 (3151.85)
SEIFA
0.9985 (0.9972, 0.9997)
0.00002250
 
 
ATSI (%)
0.9912 (0.9843, 0.9980)
0.00007530
 
 
Unemployment (%)
1.0012 (0.9846, 1.0179)
0.00034600
 
 
Rainfall (100 mm)
0.9983 (0.9835, 1.0131)
0.00029300
 
 
Temperature (°C)
0.9974 (0.9752, 1.0196)
0.00057800
 
 
Humidity (%)
0.9948 (0.9862, 1.0033)
0.00022800
 
1991-1995 (3179.25)
SEIFA
0.9992 (0.9981, 1.0002)
0.00001780
 
 
ATSI (%)
0.9978 (0.9920, 1.0036)
0.00006770
 
 
Unemployment (%)
1.0071 (0.9921, 1.0221)
0.00028100
 
 
Rainfall (100 mm)
1.0061 (0.9926, 1.0195)
0.00025700
 
 
Temperature (°C)
0.9983 (0.9792, 1.0174)
0.00049300
 
 
Humidity (%)
0.9975 (0.9908, 1.0041)
0.00017200
 
1996-2000 (3314.74)
SEIFA
0.9994 (0.9986, 1.0002)
0.00000973
 
 
ATSI (%)
1.0125 (1.0073, 1.0177)
0.00006180
 
 
Unemployment (%)
1.0199 (1.0043, 1.0356)
0.00023000
 
 
Rainfall (100 mm)
1.0095 (0.9942, 1.0248)
0.00030700
 
 
Temperature (°C)
1.0048 (0.9865, 1.0231)
0.00047100
 
 
Humidity (%)
1.0020 (0.9949, 1.0090)
0.00018500
 
2001-2005 (3191.78)
SEIFA
0.9995 (0.9987, 1.0004)
0.00001190
 
 
ATSI (%)
1.0101 (1.0055, 1.0148)
0.00005560
 
 
Unemployment (%)
1.0180 (1.0047, 1.0314)
0.00020300
 
 
Rainfall (100 mm)
1.0056 (0.9947, 1.0166)
0.00023100
 
 
Temperature (°C)
0.9991 (0.9834, 1.0147)
0.00039100
    Humidity (%) 0.9990 (0.9925, 1.0054) 0.00016700

SEIFA: Social-Economic Index for Areas. ATSI: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This model has fixed effect for each time period. All the significant results are in Bold numbers.