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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Suicide Res. 2015 Jul 28;20(3):323–335. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2015.1025121

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics by Case status

Suicide Case Control Odds Ratio Variable
Mean (SD)/
Frequency
(%)
Mean (SD)/
Frequency
(%)
[95%
CI] Case (1)
Vs.
Control (0)
Range

Depression Symptom Count 5.08 (2.76) 0.31 (0.79) 2.66
[1.63–4.36]
0–9
Thwarted Belongingness
  DSSI-Social Interactions 0.29 (0.90) −0.29 (1.02) 1.88
[1.33–2.70]
−2.45–2.53
  DSSI-Perceived Social
  Support
0.62 (1.03) −0.59 (0.47) 7.39
[3.93–13.88]
−1.09–2.61
Perceived Burdensomeness
  IADL Impairment 68 (79.1%) 21(24.4%) 16.67
[5.20–54.43]
0–1
  ADL Impairment 71 (86.6%) 24 (29.3%) 6.17
[2.60–14.61]
0–1
  Visiting Nurse 10 (12.2%) 2 (2.4%) 5.00
[1.10–22.82]
0–1
Painful and Provocative
Experiences
  Number of previous attempts 0.55 (1.24) 0.02 (0.15) 10.48
[1.55–70.70]
0–6
  General Aggression 1.98 (4.72) .34 (.82) 1.46
[1.12–1.90]
0–36
  Relative died by suicide 19 (22.0%) 12 (14.0%) 1.75
[0.79 – 3.87]
0–1
  Owned firearm in prior
  month*
52 (62.7%) 33 (41.3%) 2.40
[1.27–4.48]
0–1

Note:

DSSI=Duke Social Support Index, note scores were z-transformed for the DSSI; HAM=Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (number of DSM depression symptoms coded as present), IADL=Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (coded as presence of 1+ impairments), ADL=Activities of Daily Living (coded as presence of 1+ impairments), Frequencies of those positively endorsing item (or using the service) in the prior month are provided.

*

Data was missing for 3 subjects in the case arm and 6 subjects in the control arm.