Table 1.
Suicide-related variables, somatic symptoms, and stressors among VHA suicide decedents who died within 7 days of contact
| Within 7 Days (N=67) N (%) |
After 7 Days (N=314) |
Univariate OR (95% CI) |
Multivariate OR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 64 (95.52) | 306 (97.45) | 0.56 (0.14-2.16) | -- |
| Race/Ethnicity a | ||||
| White | 58 (86.57) | 251 (80.45) | 1.57 (0.74-3.34) | -- |
| Age | ||||
| 18-34 | 1 (1.49) | 10 (3.18) | 0.42 (0.05-3.48) | -- |
| 35-54 | 14 (20.90) | 57 (18.15) | 1.04 (0.50-2.18) | -- |
| 55-74 | 28 (41.79) | 145 (46.18) | 0.82 (0.45-1.50) | -- |
| 75+ | 24 (35.82) | 102 (32.48) | Ref. | -- |
| Region | ||||
| Upstate New York | 24 (35.82) | 95 (30.25) | 1.29 (0.74-2.24) | -- |
| Upper Midwest | 43 (64.18) | 219 (69.75) | Ref. | -- |
| Suicide-Related Variables | ||||
| Suicidal Ideation | 7 (10.45) | 8 (2.55) | 4.46 (1.56-12.77)** | 3.46 (1.15-10.38)* |
| Psychiatric Symptoms | ||||
| Depression | 26 (38.81) | 89 (28.34) | 1.60 (0.92-2.78) | -- |
| Anxiety | 18 (26.87) | 57 (18.15) | 1.66 (0.90-3.05) | -- |
| Mania | 6 (8.96) | 12 (3.82) | 2.48 (0.89-6.85) | -- |
| Psychosis | 10 (14.93) | 16 (5.10) | 3.27 (1.41-7.56)** | 2.67 (1.11-6.42)* |
| Substance Abuse | ||||
| Alcohol | 12 (18.46) | 47 (16.26) | 1.16 (0.58-2.35) | -- |
| Drugs | 3 (4.62) | 18 (6.23) | 0.73 (0.21-2.55) | -- |
| Somatic Symptoms | ||||
| Sleep | 18 (26.87) | 44 (14.01) | 2.25 (1.20-4.22)* | -- |
| Pain | 23 (34.33) | 119 (37.90) | 0.86 (0.49-1.49) | -- |
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
a
Race/ethnicity was missing for 2 participants.