TABLE 3.

Risk for medical comorbidity burden by suicide method among males and females

Male or female	Chronic condition comparison	Firearms OR	Firearms 95% CI	Others means OR	Other means 95% CI
Male	0 vs. 1	1.25*	(1.06 – 1.48)*	1.11	(.93 – 1.32)
Male	0 vs. 2+	1.94*	(1.64 – 2.78)*	1.23	(1.0 – 1.48)
Male	1 vs. 2+	1.55*	(1.32 – 1.83)*	1.11	(.92 – 1.34)
Female	0 vs. 1	.99	(.65 – 1.50)	1.53*	(1.19 – 1.97)*
Female	0 vs. 2+	.99	(.66 – 1.47)	2.41*	(1.91 – 3.04)*
Female	1 vs. 2+	1.00	(.64 – 1.56)	1.58*	(1.25 – 1.99)*

^*p<.01.

Risk adjusted for sex, age, college education, income, site, and mental disorders. All co-variates entered the logistic regression significantly at p<.01 except college education and income for the firearm group.