Table 5.
Adjusted odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and p-values of suicide risk according to number of visits to the emergency department
| Number of visits | OR (95% CI)* | p-value | OR (95% CI)** | p-value | OR (95% CI)*** | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.00 Referent | 1.00 Referent | 1.00 Referent | |||
| 2 | 1.12 (0.66 – 1.91) | 0.66 | 1.06 (0.62 – 1.80) | 0.84 | 0.96 (0.56 – 1.65) | 0.89 |
| 3 | 2.40 (1.41 – 4.09) | 0.001 | 2.37 (1.39 – 4.31) | 0.002 | 2.17 (1.26 – 3.73) | 0.005 |
| 4 | 4.38 (2.42 – 7.95) | <0.001 | 3.73 (2.02 – 6.89) | <0.001 | 2.98 (1.57 – 5.65) | 0.001 |
| 5 | 3.74 (1.47 – 9.50) | 0.006 | 3.29 (1.28 – 8.49) | 0.014 | 2.60 (0.98 – 6.91) | 0.055 |
| 6 | 6.38 (2.56 – 15.93) | <0,001 | 4.96 (1.92 – 12.83) | 0.001 | 3.26 (1.15 – 9.20) | 0.026 |
| 7 | 10.26 (3.83 – 27.50) | <0.001 | 8.53 (3.12 – 23.30) | <0.001 | 5.97 (2.11 – 16.93) | 0.001 |
| 8 | 35.35 (8.45 – 147.87) | <0.001 | 25.44 (5.83 – 111.03) | <0.001 | 17.78 (4.01 – 78.83) | <0.001 |
| 9 | 20.69 (4.01 – 106.79) | <0.001 | 17.26 (3.26 – 91.37) | 0.001 | 12.18 (2.14 – 69.44) | 0.005 |
| 10 or more | 13.59 (6.15 – 30.04) | <0.001 | 8.34 (3.48 – 19.99) | <0.001 | 5.20 (2.04 – 13.23) | 0.001 |
*Adjusted for age, and gender.
**Adjusted for age, gender, and mental and behavioural disorders as the main discharge diagnosis.
***Adjusted for age, gender, mental and behavioural disorders, symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, and poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances as the main discharge diagnoses.