Table 4.
Incidence and HRs for suicide attempt stratified by the severity of TBI
Variables | N | Suicide attempts | Rate | Crude HR* (95% CI) | Adjusted HR* (95% CI) |
Without TBI | 70 016 | 314 | 0.29 | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
Mild TBI | 5319 | 37 | 0.93 | 3.06 (2.16 to 4.33)† | 2.22 (1.56 to 3.17)† |
Moderate TBI | 11 661 | 111 | 0.98 | 3.21 (2.57 to 3.99)† | 2.23 (1.77 to 2.82)† |
Severe TBI | 524 | 6 | 1.35 | 4.44 (1.98 to 9.97)† | 2.32(1.03 to 5.26)‡ |
Rate, incidence rate in per 1000 person-years.
*Model adjusted for age, gender, income, urbanisation level and relevant comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, depression, tobacco use disorder and alcohol attributed disease).
†p<0.001; ‡p=0.044.
TBI, traumatic brain injury.