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. 2017 Nov 1;74(11):1095–1103. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2582

Table 4. Percentage of Adults in the United States, 2004-2005 and 2012-2013, With a Recent Suicide Attempt, Total and Stratified by Clinical Characteristicsa.

Mental Disorders in Past Year No. of Observations by Survey Cohort Recent Suicide Attempt by Survey Cohort, % Adjusted Risk Difference, % (95% CI)b Adjusted Risk Difference P Valueb Adjusted Additive Interaction P Valueb
2004-2005 2012-2013 2004-2005 2012-2013
Total 34 629 34 712 0.62 0.79 0.17 (0.01 to 0.33) .04 NA
Depression
Present 2179 4099 2.68 3.82 0.99 (−0.09 to 2.07) .07 .05
Absent 32 450 30 613 0.49 0.41 −0.08 (−0.20 to 0.04) .22 Reference
Anxiety
Present 5510 3095 2.50 3.95 1.43 (0.47 to 2.39) .004 .01
Absent 29 119 31 617 0.29 0.47 0.18 (0.04 to 0.32) .006 Reference
Substance use
Present 6895 5401 1.81 2.58 0.55 (0.00 to 1.10) .05 .18
Absent 27 734 29 311 0.31 0.47 0.17 (0.03 to 0.31) .01 Reference
Borderline personality disorderc
Present 2226 4058 6.69 4.57 −1.49 (−2.82 to −0.16) .03 .02
Absent 32 403 30 654 0.25 0.31 0.07 (−0.03 to 0.17) .21 Reference
Antisocial personality disorderc
Present 1222 1524 2.13 4.18 2.16 (0.61 to 3.71) .007 .01
Absent 33 407 33 188 0.56 0.63 0.07 (−0.09 to 0.23) .35 Reference
Schizotypal personality disorderc
Present 1531 2287 4.82 4.28 −0.41 (−2.00 to 1.18) .62 .52
Absent 33 098 32 425 0.45 0.56 0.11 (−0.03 to 0.25) .12 Reference
Violent behavior
Present 5429 5555 1.77 2.74 1.04 (0.35 to 1.73) .003 .003
Absent 29 200 29 157 0.42 0.42 0.00 (−0.12 to 0.12) .97 Reference
Prior suicide attempts
Present 1135 1719 10.84 9.17 −0.86 (−3.47 to 1.75) .52 .49
Absent 33 494 32 993 0.31 0.38 0.08 (−0.04 to 0.20) .19 Reference
a

Data are from the wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) (2004-2005) and NESARC-III (2012-2013). Results are based on weighted sampling. Recent suicide attempts are in past 3 years, including year of the survey.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity.

c

Indicates lifetime disorder.