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. 2017 Mar 16;32(5):835–842. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.5.835

Table 4. RRs for all-cause and suicide mortality by baseline sociodemographic characteristics.

Parameters Schizophrenia Mood disorder Mental and behavioral disorder due to psychoactive substance use
All causes Suicide All causes Suicide All causes Suicide
RRs (95% CI) P value RRs (95% CI) P value RRs (95% CI) P value RRs (95% CI) P value RRs (95% CI) P value RR (95% CI) P value
Age, yr
 15–24 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 25–34 1.47 (0.98–2.19) 0.060 1.25 (0.80–1.96) 0.325 2.18 (1.56–3.04) < 0.001 2.32 (1.52–3.53) < 0.001 2.36 (1.11–5.01) 0.026 2.83 (0.98–8.19) 0.054
 35–44 1.43 (0.97–2.12) 0.074 0.91 (0.57–1.45) 0.686 3.05 (2.22–4.17) < 0.001 2.07 (1.37–3.15) < 0.001 4.37 (2.15–8.91) < 0.001 2.15 (0.76–6.13) 0.151
 45–54 1.80 (1.22–2.67) 0.003 0.57 (0.32–1.01) 0.053 4.19 (3.09–5.69) < 0.001 2.23 (1.47–3.37) < 0.001 6.47 (3.20–13.08) < 0.001 2.48 (0.88–6.98) 0.086
 55–64 4.29 (2.92–6.31) < 0.001 1.10 (0.60–2.00) 0.760 7.65 (5.66–10.34) < 0.001 2.76 (1.80–4.23) < 0.001 7.67 (3.77–15.58) < 0.001 2.87 (0.99–8.31) 0.052
 65–74 8.44 (5.77–12.34) < 0.001 0.84 (0.38–1.83) 0.660 16.60 (12.32–22.35) < 0.001 3.25 (2.10–5.03) < 0.001 12.13 (5.96–24.69) < 0.001 4.00 (1.35–11.86) 0.012
 75 or above 15.80 (10.88–22.97) < 0.001 0.30 (0.09–1.03) 0.055 39.77 (29.56–53.50) < 0.001 3.41 (2.15–5.41) < 0.001 22.71 (11.09–46.51) < 0.001 4.08 (1.22–13.59) 0.022
Sex
 Men 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Women 0.66 (0.58–0.75) < 0.001 0.78 (0.58–1.05) 0.108 0.53 (0.51–0.56) < 0.001 0.48 (0.41–0.57) < 0.001 0.45 (0.38–0.53) < 0.001 0.92 (0.64–1.31) 0.636
Income
 Medical aid 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Low 0.90 (0.73–1.11) 0.335 1.60 (0.97–2.65) 0.068 0.91 (0.81–1.02) 0.111 0.83 (0.56–1.24) 0.361 0.76 (0.63–0.91) 0.002 0.80 (0.48–1.35) 0.408
 Middle 0.98 (0.80–1.20) 0.852 1.50 (0.91–2.49) 0.114 0.84 (0.75–0.94) 0.003 0.85 (0.58–1.26) 0.422 0.64 (0.54–0.77) < 0.001 0.75 (0.45–1.24) 0.262
 High 0.98 (0.79–1.21) 0.840 2.77 (1.69–4.55) < 0.001 0.75 (0.67–0.85) < 0.001 0.78 (0.52–1.16) 0.222 0.52 (0.42–0.64) < 0.001 0.60 (0.33–1.07) 0.081
Region
 Seoul/metropolitan cities 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Others 0.97 (0.85–1.10) 0.593 1.01 (0.75–1.35) 0.962 0.89 (0.84–0.94) < 0.001 1.00 (0.84–1.18) 0.970 0.97 (0.87–1.09) 0.594 0.93 (0.69–1.26) 0.632
CCI
 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 1 0.72 (0.56–0.93) 0.011 0.60 (0.40–0.90) 0.015 0.77 (0.65–0.92) 0.005 0.62 (0.46–0.84) 0.002 1.01 (0.79–1.29) 0.928 0.76 (0.45–1.29) 0.306
 2 0.82 (0.64–1.04) 0.106 0.62 (0.40–0.95) 0.030 0.82 (0.69–0.96) 0.016 0.67 (0.50–0.90) 0.008 0.92 (0.72–1.17) 0.489 0.55 (0.31–0.98) 0.043
 3 0.88 (0.69–1.12) 0.304 0.45 (0.28–0.73) 0.001 0.68 (0.58–0.80) < 0.001 0.40 (0.29–0.54) < 0.001 0.97 (0.77–1.23) 0.807 0.61 (0.36–1.03) 0.064
 4 0.82 (0.62–1.07) 0.135 0.47 (0.25–0.90) 0.023 0.68 (0.58–0.80) < 0.001 0.46 (0.34–0.63) < 0.001 1.14 (0.89–1.45) 0.294 0.79 (0.46–1.37) 0.401
 5 0.95 (0.72–1.24) 0.681 0.40 (0.17–0.94) 0.036 0.81 (0.69–0.96) 0.012 0.45 (0.32–0.64) < 0.001 1.09 (0.84–1.42) 0.518 0.66 (0.35–1.27) 0.214
 6 0.81 (0.59–1.09) 0.167 0.48 (0.19–1.23) 0.128 0.99 (0.84–1.16) 0.892 0.44 (0.30–0.65) < 0.001 1.46 (1.13–1.90) 0.004 0.90 (0.47–1.73) 0.745
 7 1.04 (0.81–1.33) 0.769 0.05 (0.01–0.39) 0.004 1.46 (1.25–1.69) < 0.001 0.26 (0.18–0.39) < 0.001 1.83 (1.46–2.29) < 0.001 0.61 (0.32-1.14) 0.120
Type 1.00
 Schizophrenia 1.00 1.00 2.36 (1.11–5.01)
 Schizoaffective disorder 1.14 (0.87–1.48) 0.337 0.83 (0.43–1.63) 0.593 4.37 (2.15–8.91)

RRs = rate ratios, CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index, CI = confidence interval.