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. 2017 Sep 11;5(3):E694–E701. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20170058

Table 3: Medically verified self-harm events after release, by baseline self-harm category.

Baseline self-harm category No. of events recorded after release; no. (%) of participants HR (95% CI) Adjusted HR
(95% CI)*
0  1
True positive (n = 64) 35 (54.7) 27 (42.2) 10.6 (6.5-17.2) 6.2 (3.5-10.8)
False negative (n = 106) 82 (77.4) 24 (22.6) 5.8 (3.5-9.5) 4.0 (2.3-7.0)
Unconfirmed positive (n = 122) 101 (82.8) 19 (15.6) 3.4 (2.0-5.9) 2.2 (1.2-4.1)
Unconfirmed negative (n = 1023) 965 (94.3) 53 (5.2) Reference Reference

Note: CI = confidence interval, HR = hazard ratio.

*Adjusted for sex, age, Indigenous status, relationship status, years of education, sexual identity, Queensland Corrective Services self-harm risk flag, prior suicide attempt, lifetime history of mental disorder and violent offence.