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. 2019 Sep 6;2(9):e1910936. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.10936

Table. Associations of Contextual Variables With County-Level Suicide Rates From 1999 to 2016.

Variables IRR (95% CI) P Value
Median agea 1.004 (1.002-1.006) <.001
% Non-Hispanic whitea 1.005 (1.004-1.005) <.001
% Mena 1.004 (0.999-1.008) .13
Social fragmentation
Fourth vs first quartile 1.077 (1.050-1.103) <.001
Third vs first quartile 1.056 (1.035-1.077) <.001
Second vs first quartile 1.037 (1.020-1.055) <.001
Social capital
Fourth vs first quartile 0.917 (0.891-0.943) <.001
Third vs first quartile 0.936 (0.914-0.958) <.001
Second vs first quartile 0.961 (0.943-0.979) <.001
Ratio of psychiatrists to residents, per 100 000 residents 0.999 (0.998-1.000) .05
Ratio of primary care physicians to residents, per 100 000 residents 1.000 (1.000-1.001) .10
% Without health insurance 1.005 (1.004-1.006) <.001
% Veterans 1.025 (1.021-1.028) <.001
Ratio of drinking establishments to residents, per 100 000 residents 1.000 (1.000-1.000) .52

Abbreviation: IRR, incidence rate ratios.

a

Control variables were global-mean centered; IRRs reflect 1-unit increase from mean.