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. 2018 Jan 31;75(3):254–260. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4437

Table 3. Twelve-Month Relative Hazard of Death Among Patients With First Diagnosis of a Psychotic Disorder.

Cause of Death Comparison Patient Group, HR (95% CI)
General Outpatient First Diagnosis of Unipolar Depression
Unadjusted Adjusteda Unadjusted Adjusteda
All 8.06 (5.04-12.90) 6.92 (4.30-11.14) 2.63 (1.80-3.83) 2.55 (1.77-3.72)
Self-inflicted injury or poisoning 32.36 (7.59-138.00) 34.93 (8.19-149.10) 1.62 (0.92-2.87) 1.62 (0.91-2.88)
Other injury or poisoning 4.76 (2.06-10.99) 4.67 (2.01-10.86) 4.67 (1.79-12.16) 4.66 (1.79-12.12)
Heart disease or diabetes 1.02 (0.21-5.05) 0.78 (0.15-3.96) 1.00 (0.18-5.46) 0.94 (0.17-5.15)
Other known cause 7.46 (3.09-17.99) 4.63 (1.89-11.33) 6.81 (2.51-18.46) 6.11 (2.25-16.58)
Cause unavailable NAb NAb 2.58 (0.96-6.92) 2.50 (0.93-6.72)

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; NA, not applicable; OR, odd ratio.

a

Adjusted for Charlson comorbidity index (0 vs ≥1; higher scores indicate more comorbidities) and race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, Native American or Alaskan Native, and other or unknown vs black, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander).

b

Cannot estimate owing to 0 events in the comparison group.