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. 2020 Jun 18;6(4):e62. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.40

Table 5.

Hazard ratios (95% CI) for premature death by baseline demographics, adjusted for age at start of study

Adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)a P Unadjusted absolute risk reduction (95% CI)b
Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
Civil detention (all) 1.80 (1.00–3.23) 0.05 0.12 (–0.24 to 0.01)
Civil detention (female) 0.57 (0.17–1.96) n.s. 0.13 (–0.23 to 0.50)
Civil detention (male) 2.13 (1.17–3.88) 0.01 −0.15 (–1.67 to –0.07)
Criminal detention 1 Reference
Sex
Female 0.41 (0.18–0.96) 0.04 −0.13 (–0.33 to 0.07)
Male 1 Reference
Any intellectual disability diagnosis
Intellectual disability diagnosis (all) 0.27 (0.08–0.87) 0.03 0.20 (0.07 to 0.33)
Intellectual disability diagnosis (female) 0.04 (0–333.2) n.s. 0.44 (0.25 to 0.63)
Intellectual disability diagnosis (male) 0.31 (0.10–1.01) 0.05 0.17 (0.04 to 0.31)
No Intellectual disability diagnosis 1 Reference
Schizophrenia diagnosis
Schizophrenia diagnosis (all) 1.98 (0.92–4.28) n.s. –0.14 (–0.26 to –0.02)
Schizophrenia diagnosis (female) 1.34 (0.36–5.06) n.s. –0.11 (–0.50 to 0.27)
Schizophrenia diagnosis (male) 2.27 (0.95–5.45) n.s. –0.15 (–0.27 to –0.02)
No schizophrenia diagnosis 1 Reference
Comorbid diagnosis dissocial personality disorder (DPD)
Comorbid DPD (all) 1.07 (0.49–2.35) n.s. –0.05 (–0.19 to 0.09)
Comorbid DPD (female) 8.36 (1.38–50.73) 0.02 –0.37 (–0.81 to 0.06)
Comorbid DPD (male) 0.97 (0.53–1.78) n.s. 0.01 (–0.15 to 0.13)
No comorbid DPD diagnosis 1 Reference
Medication
Depot neuroleptics at baseline (all) 1.98 (0.99–3.93) 0.05 –0.17 (–0.29 to –0.05)
Depot neuroleptics at baseline (female) 2.34 (0.51–10.87) n.s. –0.22 (–0.60 to 0.15)
Depot neuroleptics at baseline (male) 3.69 (1.11–12.22) 0.03 –0.16 (–0.29 to –0.04)
No depot neuroleptics 1 Reference
Substance misusec
Drug misuse recorded (all) 3.71 (1.30–10.58) 0.01 –0.14 (–0.27 to –0.02)
Drug misuse recorded (female) 3.5 (0.41–29.54) n.s. –0.25 (–0.62 to 0.13)
Drug misuse recorded (male) 3.44 (1.02–11.61) 0.05 –0.13 (–0.26 to 0.01)
No recorded drug misuse 1 Reference
a.

Adjusted for age at baseline.

b.

Compared with appropriate ‘control’ group. Negative value, absolute risk increase.

c.

Any drug misuse or heavy alcohol/misuse reported at baseline.