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. 2016 Sep 29;39(1):45–54. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2015-1871

Table 4. Distribution of positive dangerousness cessation reports according to HCR20 criteria.

Variables Total Dangerousness cessation p-value
n (%) 95%CI
Historical scale
    Prior violence
        No 50 47 (94) 88.5-99.5 0.124
        Maybe 1 1 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Yes 64 52 (81.2) 73.2-89.2
        Total 115 100 (87.0) 81.8-92.1
    Young age at first violent incident
        No 50 47 (94) 88.5-99.5 0.153
        Maybe 1 1 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Yes 55 45 (81.8) 73.2-90.4
        Total 106 93 (87.7) 82.5-93.0
    Relationship instability
        No 43 40 (93) 86.6-99.4 0.22
        Maybe 21 18 (85.7) 73.1-98.3
        Yes 23 18 (78.3) 64.2-92.4
        Total 87 76 (87.4) 81.5-93.2
    Employment problems
        No 54 50 (92.6) 86.7-98.5 0.262
        Maybe 11 9 (81.8) 62.7-100.0
        Yes 12 12 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Total 77 71 (92.2) 87.2-97.2
    Substance use problems
        No 38 32 (84.2) 74.5-93.9 0.58
        Maybe 4 4 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Yes 89 79 (88.8) 83.3-94.3
        Total 131 115 (87.8) 83.1-92.5
    Major mental illness
        No 67 60 (89.6) 83.5-95.7 0.367
        Maybe 3 3 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Yes 105 87 (82.9) 76.9-88.9
        Total 175 150 (85.7) 81.4-90.1
    Psychopathy
        No 126 109 (86.5) 81.5-91.5 0.677
        Maybe 5 5 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Yes 16 14 (87.5) 73.9-100.0
        Total 147 128 (87.1) 82.5-91.6
    Early maladjustment
        No 76 69 (90.8) 85.3-96.3 0.042
        Maybe 14 13 (92.9) 81.6-100.0
        Yes 44 33 (75) 64.3-85.7
        Total 134 115 (85.8) 80.9-90.8
    Personality disorder
        No 106 93 (87.7) 82.5-92.9 0.931
        Maybe 1 1 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Yes 17 15 (88.2) 75.3-100.0
        Total 124 109 (87.9) 83.1-92.7
    Prior supervision failure
        No 61 55 (90.2) 83.9-96.5 0.621
        Maybe 12 10 (83.3) 65.6-100.0
        Yes 59 50 (84.7) 77.0-92.4
        Total 132 115 (87.1) 82.3-91.9
Clinical scale
    Lack of insight
        No 124 113 (91.1) 86.9-95.3 < 0.001
        Maybe 12 10 (83.3) 65.6-100.0
        Yes 38 23 (60.5) 47.5-73.5
        Total 174 146 (83.9) 79.3-88.5
    Negative attitudes
        No 142 127 (89.4) 85.2-93.6 0.001
        Maybe 9 9 (100) 100.0-100.0
        Yes 21 13 (61.9) 44.5-79.3
        Total 172 149 (86.6) 82.4-90.9
    Active symptoms of major mental illness
        No 143 133 (91.1) 87.2-95.0 < 0.001
        Maybe 13 12 (92.3) 80.1-100.0
        Yes 27 14 (51.9) 36.1-67.7
        Total 183 159 (86.9) 82.8-91.0
    Impulsivity
        No 94 84 (89.4) 84.2-94.6 < 0.001
        Maybe 7 2 (28.6) 0.5-56.7
        Yes 6 4 (66.7) 35.0-98.4
        Total 107 90 (84.1) 78.3-89.9
    Unresponsive to treatment
        No 142 134 (94.4) 91.2-97.6 < 0.001
        Maybe 16 11 (68.8) 49.7-87.9
        Yes 15 6 (40) 19.2-60.8
        Total 173 151 (87.3) 83.1-91.4
Risk management scale
    Plans lack feasibility
        No 132 117 (88.6) 84.0-93.2 0.002
        Maybe 5 3 (60) 24.0-96.0
        Yes 5 2 (40) 4.0-76.0
        Total 142 122 (85.9) 81.1-90.7
    Exposure to destabilizers
        No 86 80 (93) 88.5-97.5 0.042
        Maybe 19 15 (78.9) 63.5-94.3
        Yes 21 16 (76.2) 60.9-91.5
        Total 126 111 (88.1) 83.3-92.8
    Lack of personal support
        No 131 119 (90.8) 86.6-95.0 0.01
        Maybe 18 13 (72.2) 54.8-89.6
        Yes 26 19 (73.1) 58.8-87.4
        Total 175 151 (86.3) 82.0-90.6
    Noncompliance with remediation attempts
        No 123 105 (85.4) 80.2-90.6 0.878
        Maybe 18 16 (88.9) 76.7-100.0
        Yes 33 29 (87.9) 78.6-97.2
        Total 174 150 (86.2) 81.9-90.5
    Stress
        No 81 73 (90.1) 84.6-95.6 < 0.001
        Maybe 6 4 (66.7) 35.0-98.4
        Yes 6 2 (33.3) 1.6-65.0
        Total 93 79 (84.9) 78.8-91.0

95%CI = 95% confidence interval.