Table 2.
Suicide-related variables, somatic symptoms, and stressors among VHA suicide decedents who died within 30 days of contact
| Within 30 Days (N=174) N (%) |
After 30 Days (N=207) |
Univariate OR (95% CI) |
Multivariate OR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 165 (94.83) | 205 (99.03) | 0.18 (0.04-0.84)* | -- |
| Race/Ethnicity a | ||||
| White | 148 (85.55) | 161 (78.16) | 1.65 (0.97-2.83) | -- |
| Age | ||||
| 18-34 | 6 (3.45) | 5 (2.42) | 1.24 (0.36-4.27) | -- |
| 35-54 | 32 (18.39) | 39 (18.84) | 0.85 (0.47-1.52) | -- |
| 55-74 | 74 (42.53) | 99 (47.83) | 0.77 (0.49-1.22) | -- |
| 75+ | 62 (35.63) | 64 (30.92) | Ref. | -- |
| Region | ||||
| Upstate New York | 71 (40.80) | 48 (23.19) | 2.28 (1.47-3.55)*** | 2.54 (1.61-3.99)*** |
| Upper Midwest | 103 (59.20) | 159 (76.81) | Ref. | Ref. |
| Suicide-Related Variables | ||||
| Suicidal Ideation | 13 (7.47) | 2 (0.97) | 8.28 (1.84-37.20)** | 6.71 (1.44-31.35)* |
| Psychiatric Symptoms | ||||
| Depression | 65 (37.36) | 50 (24.15) | 1.87 (1.20-2.91)** | -- |
| Anxiety | 42 (24.14) | 33 (15.94) | 1.68 (1.01-2.79)* | -- |
| Mania | 9 (5.17) | 9 (4.35) | 1.20 (0.47-3.09) | -- |
| Psychosis | 20 (11.49) | 6 (2.90) | 4.35 (1.71-11.09)** | 4.33 (1.64-11.43)** |
| Substance Abuse | ||||
| Alcohol | 32 (18.82) | 27 (14.67) | 1.35 (0.77-2.36) | -- |
| Drugs | 11 (6.47) | 10 (5.43) | 1.20 (0.50-2.91) | -- |
| Somatic Symptoms | ||||
| Sleep | 38 (21.84) | 24 (11.59) | 2.13 (1.22-3.72)** | -- |
| Pain | 67 (38.51) | 75 (36.23) | 1.10 (0.73-1.67) | -- |
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001
a
Race/ethnicity was missing for 2 participants.