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. 2016 Feb 22;11(2):e0149559. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149559

Table 4. Adjusted odds ratios for repeated suicide-related behaviors and deaths by suicide according to a logistic model (n = 57,874).

Repeated suicide-related behaviors Deaths by suicide
β estimate AORabe 95% CI Nagelkerke R2 β estimate AORace 95% CI Nagelkerke R2
Catastrophic illness .009 .067
 Yes 0.436 1.546*** 1.410–1.694 0.679 1.972*** 1.760–2.209
 No 0 1.00 reference 0 1.00 reference
Psychiatric diagnosis
 Schizophrenia 0.787 2.196*** 2.023–2.384 .017 0.158 1.171* 1.007–1.363 .060
 BD 1.163 3.200*** 2.928–3.499 .026 -0.259 0.772* 0.619–0.962 .060
 MDD 1.212 3.361*** 3.166–3.568 .058 -0.529 0.589*** 0.518–0.669 .064
 PDs 1.398 4.045*** 3.666–4.464 .030 -0.836 0.433*** 0.297–0.632 .061
 ARDs 0.745 2.107*** 1.925–2.306 .014 -0.637 0.529*** 0.433–0.646 .062
 ADs 0.586 1.796*** 1.634–1.975 .011 -2.117 0.120*** 0.076–0.192 .069
Suicide method .007 .061
 Single method 0 1.00 reference 0 1.00 reference
 Multiple methods 0.335 1.398*** 1.197–1.632 0.054 1.056** 0.918–1.214
Main suicide methodd .060
 Poisoning 0 1.00 reference
 Domestic gas 0.376 1.456 0.859–2.470
 Gassing -0.380 0.684*** 0.558–0.839
 Hanging 1.993 7.340*** 6.401–8.418
 Drowning 1.184 3.268*** 2.372–4.504
 Firearms 1.874 6.513*** 3.850–11.019
 Cutting -0.911 0.402*** 0.339–0.477
 Jumping 1.585 4.879*** 4.089–5.822
 Unspecified means 0.155 1.168 0.970–1.405

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BD, bipolar disorder; MDD, major depressive disorder; PDs, personality disorders; ARDs, alcohol-related disorders; ADs, adjustment disorders.

a Odds ratio of 1.00 indicates reference group.

b The reference category is single behavior.

c The reference category is alive.

d If two self-injury methods were used simultaneously, the first E-code was adopted.

e Adjusted for gender, age at hospitalization for first-time suicide-related behaviors, and income level.

* p < 0.05;

** p < 0.01;

*** p < 0.001.