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. 2021 Jan 6;78(4):1–9. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4165

Table 1. Summary of Suicide Attempt Risk Groups Among a Longitudinal Representative Sample of US Adultsa.

Suicide attempt risk groupb No. (%) Within risk group, %c Mean model-calculated risk scoreb,c
Projected at-risk individuals based on model-calculated risk scorec New attempt by wave 2c No new attempt by wave 2c Probability of new attempt by wave 2 Probability of no new attempt by wave 2
Low 24 862 (73.1) 32 (14.7) 24 830 (73.4) 0.13 99.87 16.2
Medium 6116 (17.5) 52 (24.6) 6064 (17.5) 0.88 99.12 42.3
High 2945 (7.6) 69 (31.1) 2876 (7.5) 2.57 97.43 62.6
Very high 730 (1.8) 69 (29.6) 661 (1.6) 10.40 89.59 81.9
Total 34 653 222 34 431 0.63c 99.37c 25.5
a

Data come from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Wave 1 was conducted in 2001 and 2002 and wave 2 in 2004 and 2005.

b

Risk scores are based on the out-of-sample classification from the machine learning balanced random forest model. The model provides a continuous risk score for suicide attempt within 3 years between surveys based on wave 1 survey responses. Stratification to 4 risk group categories is described in the eMethods in the Supplement.

c

Statistics presented are raw numbers and weighted percentages, means, and proportions using National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions sampling weights to be representative of the US adult population based on the 2000 Census.