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. 2022 Mar 10;8(2):e61. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.19

Table 5.

competing risk analyses using the Fine and Gray model for suicide mortality in patients with sepsis who were admitted to ICUs

Variable Death by suicide
sHR (95% CI)
P-value
Sex, male (versus female) 1.37 (1.22, 1.55) <0.001
Age, years
18–35 1
36–50 0.84 (0.53, 1.34) 0.470
51–65 0.63 (0.41, 0.97) 0.034
65–80 0.61 (0.40, 0.94) 0.024
≥ 81 0.77 (0.50, 1.18) 0.230
Residence at diagnosis of sepsis
Urban 1
Rural 1.25 (1.10, 1.42) 0.001
Income level at diagnosis of sepsis
Quartile 1 (Lowest) 1
Quartile 2 0.96 (0.78, 1.19) 0.740
Quartile 3 1.04 (0.85, 1.26) 0.720
Quartile 4 (Highest) 1.03 (0.87, 1.23) 0.710
Unknown 0.95 (0.78, 1.16) 0.630
Charlson comorbidity index
3–6 (v. −2) 1.00 (0.85, 1.19) 0.960
7–9 (v. −2) 0.98 (0.84, 1.06) 0.059
−10 (v. −2) 1.22 (1.05, 1.38) 0.003
Elixhauser comorbidity index
8–17 (v. −7) 1.27 (1.06, 1.52) 0.009
18–27 (v. −7) 1.42 (1.18, 1.72) <0.001
−28 (v. −7) 1.86 (1.49, 2.33) <0.001
Admitting department
Medical department (versus Surgical department) 0.34 (0.30, 0.39) <0.001
Total case volume of sepsis treatment
Quartile 1, ≤ 235 1
Quartile 2, 236 to < 710 1.22 (1.02, 1.46) 0.028
Quartile 3, 710 to < 1743 1.09 (0.90, 1.30) 0.380
Quartile 4, ≥ 1743 1.01 (0.80, 1.26) 0.960
CRRT use 1.19 (0.99, 1.42) 0.057
Vasopressor use 1.01 (0.89, 1.15) 0.850
ECMO support 0.98 (0.50, 1.91) 0.960
Mechanical ventilator support 1.81 (1.59, 2.05) <0.001
Total number of hospital admission for sepsis
1 1
2–3 0.77 (0.66, 0.89) <0.001
4–5 0.60 (0.42, 0.88) 0.009
6–7 0.73 (0.40, 1.32) 0.300
≥ 8 0.33 (0.14, 0.79) 0.013
Concurrent psychiatric illness
Depression 1.01 (0.88, 1.16) 0.840
Anxiety disorder 0.95 (0.84, 1.08) 0.460
Substance abuse 0.97 (0.76, 1.24) 0.810
PTSD 2.04 (0.28, 14.62) 0.480
Bipolar 1.19 (1.00, 1.41) 0.046
Schizophrenia or schizophrenic affective disorder 0.97 (0.76, 1.24) 0.810
Dementia 1.15 (1.01, 1.31) 0.034
History of Self-harm or suicidal attempt 10.34 (3.94, 27.16) <0.001
Year of diagnosis of sepsis
2010 1
2011 0.85 (0.67, 1.08) 0.190
2012 0.97 (0.77, 1.21) 0.780
2013 1.12 (0.90, 1.40) 0.290
2014 0.83 (0.66, 1.04) 0.110
2015 0.82 (0.64, 1.04) 0.110
2016 0.80 (0.62, 1.04) 0.091
2017 0.67 (0.51, 0.89) 0.005
2018 0.56 (0.42, 0.75) <0.001

ICU, intensive care unit; sHR, subdistribution hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.