Table 4.

The frequency and suicide risk of negative life events in suicide attempters by gender (N=1582)

Negative life event	Total (N=1582)		Female (N=586)		Male (N=996)
	Frequency (%)#	Adjusted OR* (95%CI)	Frequency (%)#	Adjusted OR* (95%CI)	Frequency (%)#	Adjusted OR* (95%CI)
3 Disappointed in love affair	2.9/0.4	10.49(2.21–49.65)	-	-	5.8/0.7	22.66(1.00–509.73)
4 Separated due to discord	3.3/0.8	4.85(1.73–13.63)	3.0/0.6	5.11(1.47–17.78)	-	-
5 Living apart from spouse	2.1/0.3	5.07(1.60–16.09)	-	-	-	-
7 Spouse unfaithful	3.9/0	12.21(2.74–54.31)	-	-	-	-
11 Quarreling with partner	34.5/2.4	23.67(12.67–44.22)	38.2/2.4	24.98(13.70–45.55)	28.3/2.4	12.46(4.80–32.36)
12 Fighting with partner	8.8/1.8	4.53(2.34–8.74)	10.8/2.0	5.94(2.99–11.80)	-	-
13 Physically abused	4.0/0.4	14.13(3.15–63.26)	5.6/0.4	12.52(2.62–59.73)	-	-
18 Quarreling with family	17.4/0.9	26.56(10.23–68.97)	15.1/1.0	16.00(5.70–44.85)	21.5/0.7	130.00(12.15–1390.41)
23 Discord with spouse’s mother	4.0/0.3	11.02(3.02–40.25)	5.0/0.4	10.03(2.57–39.15)	-	-
24 Having a baby	0.9/0.1	9.34(1.04–83.66)	-	-	-	-
26 Abortion (wife)	1.9/0.8	4.92(1.57–15.46)	2.4/0.8	7.05(1.57–31.61)	-	-
35 Laid off/unemployed	2.1/0.3	14.70(1.82–118.64)	-	-	-	-
37 Quarreling with boss	1.5/0.1	26.10(2.34–290.34)	-	-	-	-
38 Leaving the job	2.3/0.6	4.35(1.14–16.61)	-	-	-	-
44 Hospitalization	7.6/2.4	-	8.0/2.0	2.34(1.04–5.28)	-	-
60 Tensions with friends/neighbors	2.1/0.4	12.01(2.53–56.97)	2.8/0.4	8.50(1.04–69.32)	1.0/0.3	11.94(1.21–117.29)
61 Face-loss	6.2/0.8	5.91(2.34–14.93)	4.4/0.4	11.29(2.31–54.98)	9.2/1.4	4.24(1.10–16.33)

^*Adjusted for education level, occupation, family annual income, and family history of suicide.

^#refers to proportion of NLEs in suicide attempters and controls, respectively.