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. 2017 Dec 13;75(2):185–193. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3788

Table 3. Incidence Rate Ratios (95% CIs) for Risk of Suicide by Adolescent Violent Offending and Exposure to Childhood Adversity.

Variable Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c Model 4d
No Violent Offending Violent Offending No Violent Offending Violent Offending No Violent Offending Violent Offending No Violent Offending Violent Offending
Parental death
No 1 [Reference] 5.7 (4.5-7.3) 1 [Reference] 5.2 (4.1-6.7) 1 [Reference] 3.0 (2.3-3.9) 1 [Reference] 2.6 (2.0-3.4)
Yes 1.2 (0.7-2.0) 12.5 (5.9-26.4) 1.1 (0.7-1.9) 10.9 (5.1-23.1) 1.0 (0.6-1.7) 5.6 (2.6-11.9) 0.9 (0.5-1.4) 4.1 (1.9-8.9)
Parental suicide
No 1 [Reference] 5.9 (4.7-7.5) 1 [Reference] 5.4 (4.2-6.9) 1 [Reference] 3.1 (2.4-4.0) 1 [Reference] 2.7 (2.1-3.5)
Yes 2.4 (1.1-5.4) 14.0 (3.5-56.3) 2.2 (1.0-4.9) 12.7 (3.2-51.2) 1.8 (0.8-3.9) 6.8 (1.7-27.3) 1.4 (0.6-3.3) 4.7 (1.2-19.1)
Parental substance abuse
No 1 [Reference] 5.2 (4.0-6.9) 1 [Reference] 4.9 (3.7-6.4) 1 [Reference] 2.9 (2.2-3.9) 1 [Reference] 2.8 (2.1-3.7)
Yes 3.7 (2.8-4.9) 17.2 (11.1-26.7) 3.3 (2.5-4.4) 14.8 (9.5-23.1) 2.6 (2.0-3.5) 6.8 (4.3-10.7) 2.2 (1.6-3.1) 5.7 (3.5-9.3)
Substantial parental criminality
No 1 [Reference] 5.5 (4.2-7.2) 1 [Reference] 5.1 (3.9-6.7) 1 [Reference] 3.0 (2.3-4.0) 1 [Reference] 2.8 (2.1-3.7)
Yes 2.4 (1.7-3.2) 10.7 (6.9-16.6) 2.1 (1.6-2.9) 9.3 (5.9-14.4) 1.7 (1.3-2.3) 4.6 (3.0-7.3) 1.2 (0.9-1.7) 3.1 (1.9-5.0)
Parental psychiatric disorder
No 1 [Reference] 6.2 (4.9-8.0) 1 [Reference] 5.7 (4.4-7.4) 1 [Reference] 3.4 (2.6-4.4) 1 [Reference] 3.0 (2.3-3.9)
Yes 2.1 (1.5-2.7) 6.5 (3.-12.7) 1.9 (1.5-2.6) 5.9 (3.0-11.4) 1.5 (1.2-2.1) 2.7 (1.4-5.3) 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 1.8 (0.9-3.5)
Parental separation
No 1 [Reference] 5.6 (4.0-7.8) 1 [Reference] 5.2 (3.7-7.3) 1 [Reference] 3.0 (2.2-4.3) 1 [Reference] 2.7 (1.9-3.8)
Yes 1.6 (1.3-1.9) 8.2 (6.0-11.4) 1.5 (1.2-1.8) 7.4 (5.3-10.2) 1.3 (1.1-1.6) 4.0 (2.8-5.5) 1.2 (1.0-1.5) 3.3 (2.3-4.7)
Public assistance recipiency
No 1 [Reference] 5.5 (4.2-7.3) 1 [Reference] 5.2 (3.9-6.9) 1 [Reference] 3.1 (2.3-4.1) 1 [Reference] 2.9 (2.2-3.9)
Yes 2.9 (2.2-3.8) 10.7 (7.1-16.3) 2.7 (2.0-3.5) 9.5 (6.2-14.6) 2.1 (1.6-2.8) 4.7 (3.1-7.3) 1.6 (1.1-2.2) 3.5 (2.2-5.5)
Child welfare intervention
No 1 [Reference] 6.0 (4.7-7.7) 1 [Reference] 5.6 (4.3-7.2) 1 [Reference] 3.3 (2.6-4.3) 1 [Reference] 2.9 (2.2-3.7)
Yes 2.9 (1.8-4.6) 6.8 (3.1-15.3) 2.5 (1.6-3.9) 5.8 (2.6-13.0) 1.5 (0.9-2.4) 2.3 (1.0-5.2) 0.9 (0.5-1.4) 1.2 (0.5-2.9)
Residential instability
No 1 [Reference] 5.9 (4.6-7.5) 1 [Reference] 5.4 (4.2-6.9) 1 [Reference] 3.1 (2.4-4.0) 1 [Reference] 2.7 (2.1-3.5)
Yes 0.9 (0.4-2.2) 8.3 (3.1-22.3) 0.8 (0.3-2.0) 6.9 (2.6-18.5) 0.6 (0.3-1.5) 3.4 (1.3-9.1) 0.5 (0.2-1.2) 2.5 (0.9-6.7)
a

Adjusted for sex and birth year.

b

Model 1 with additional adjustments for parental country of birth and parental educational level.

c

Model 2 with additional adjustments for psychiatric disorder before 20 years of age.

d

Model 3 with additional adjustments for all childhood adversities simultaneously.