Table 1.
Incident Rate Ratio (“IRR”) of suicide rates
| Variables | IRR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|
| Years* | 0.93 (0.92, 0.93) | <.0001 |
| Age groups* | 1.29 (1.28, 1.30) | <.0001 |
| Sex (ref = male) | <.0001 | |
| Female | 0.79 (0.75, 0.83) | |
| Residence (ref = urban) | <.0001 | |
| Rural | 1.93 (1.84, 2.03) | |
| Source (ref = MOH-VR) | 0.04 | |
| CDC-DSP | 1.18 (1.13, 1.24) | |
| Residence*Source | 0.0003 | |
| Urban CDC-DSP (ref = Urban MOH-VR) | 1.08 (1.00, 1.16) | |
| Rural CDC-DSP (ref = Rural MOH-VR) | 1.29 (1.21, 1.38) | |
Year, age, sex and residence specific suicide rates from the MOH-VR and CDC-DSP Systems are compared in Table 1. Years and age groups are continuous variables. Years range from “1 = 2004” to “9 = 2012” and age groups range from “1 = 10–15 years” to “16 = 85+ years”