Table 3.
Correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV)-related single suicide compared to other single suicide events, North Carolina, 2010–2017.
| Males (n = 7177) |
Females (n = 2449) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
|
Demographics | ||||||
| Age (per year) | 0.99 | (0.97, 0.99) | *** | 0.95 | (0.93, .97) | *** |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White (non-Hispanic) | ref | ref | ||||
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 2.0 | (1.4, 2.8) | *** | 0.9 | (0.3, 2.6) | |
| Hispanic | 1.9 | (1.1, 3.4) | * | 1.2 | (0.3, 4.3) | |
| Other (non-Hispanic) | 1.8 | (1.0, 3.4) | . | 2.8 | (1.1, 7.3) | * |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | ref | Ref | ||||
| Divorced | 0.8 | (0.6, 1.1) | 0.7 | (0.4, 1.2) | ||
| Never married | 0.4 | (0.3, 0.5) | *** | 0.3 | (0.2, 0.7) | ** |
| Widowed |
0.5 |
(0.2, 1.0) |
. |
0.2 |
(0.0, 1.5) |
|
|
Past suicidality and disclosure | ||||||
| History of suicide attempts | 1.0 | (0.7, 1.4) | 1.7 | (1.02, 2.8) | * | |
| Disclosed suicide plan (past month) | 2.2 | (1.7, 2.7) | *** | 2.9 | (1.8, 4.7) | *** |
| Left a suicide note |
0.7 |
(0.5, 0.9) |
** |
1.0 |
(0.6, 1.6) |
|
|
Mental/behavioral health factors | ||||||
| Depression suspecteda | 0.7 | (0.5, 0.9) | ** | 0.7 | (0.4, 1.1) | |
| Alcohol dependency suspecteda | 1.5 | (1.1, 1.9) | ** | 1.8 | (0.98, 3.2) | . |
| Other substance use disorder suspecteda | 1.3 | (0.9, 1.7) | 1.7 | (1.03, 2.9) | * | |
| Currently diagnosed behavioral/mental health problem | 0.4 | (0.2, 1.1) | . | 0.4 | (0.1, 1.6) | |
| Treatment history for behavioral/mental health problem |
2.1 |
(0.9, 4.9) |
3.4 |
(0.8, 14.6) |
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|
Other life circumstances | ||||||
| Physical health problems | 0.3 | (0.2, 0.52) | *** | 0.5 | (0.2, 1.2) | |
| Job problems | 0.7 | (0.4, 1.1) | . | 1.1 | (0.4, 2.8) | |
| Financial problems | 0.4 | (0.2, 0.8) | * | 1.5 | (0.5, 4.1) | |
| Criminal legal problems | 2.8 | (2.2, 3.7) | *** | 3.2 | (1.5, 6.7) | ** |
| Civil legal problems |
1.5 |
(0.9, 2.6) |
2.9 |
(1.2, 7.1) |
* |
|
|
Incident characteristics | ||||||
| Weapon | ||||||
| Firearm | 1.7 | (1.3, 2.2) | *** | 1.8 | (1.4, 2.3) | * |
| Non-firearm | ref | ref | ||||
Table shows results from multivariable logistic regression analyses and presents adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs).
***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05, .p < .1.
Note: Individuals with unknown marital status were dropped from the model (n = 56).
a
As perceived by the decedent or other.