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. 2022 Jun 30;17(6):e0269809. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269809

Table 2. Results of multivariable Cox regression for time to suicide attempts (N = 842,773).

Variable Hazard Ratio 95% CI p-value
Sex
    Men 0.916 (0.862, 0.974) 0.005
    Women 1 [Reference]
Age category
    26–39 years 0.766 (0.691, 0.849) <0.001
    40–64 years 0.826 (0.755, 0.904) <0.001
    18–25 years 1 [Reference]
Medical conditions
    Headache 1.03 (0.951, 1.115) 0.473
    Neuropathy 0.63 (0.552, 0.719) <0.001
    Chronic pain 0.652 (0.604, 0.705) <0.001
    Acute pain 0.863 (0.805, 0.924) <0.001
    Cancer 0.454 (0.42, 0.491) <0.001
Psychiatric conditions
    Depression/Bipolar 6.147 (5.736, 6.588) <0.001
    Psychosis 3.634 (3.348, 3.945) <0.001
    Substance Use 2.294 (2.115, 2.487) <0.001
    PTSD 1.452 (1.283, 1.643) <0.001
    Anxiety 0.877 (0.813, 0.946) 0.001
Opioid use (frequency, dose): *
    No Use 1 [Reference]
     (low, low) 0.742 (0.609, 0.904) 0.003
     (low, medium) 0.531 (0.469, 0.601) <0.001
     (low, high) 0.578 (0.471, 0.709) <0.001
     (low, very high) 0.585 (0.323, 1.058) 0.076
     (medium, low) 3.344 (2.866, 3.902) <0.001
     (medium, medium) 4.004 (3.618, 4.43) <0.001
     (medium, high) 4.44 (3.707, 5.317) <0.001
     (medium, very high) 2.841 (2.039, 3.96) <0.001
     (high, low) 5.177 (4.268, 6.28) <0.001
     (high, medium) 7.024 (6.182, 7.98) <0.001
     (high, high) 7.231 (6.216, 8.412) <0.001
     (high, very high) 6.712 (5.707, 7.893) <0.001

* Opioid use frequency is categorized as low (0–1 month/year), medium (1–6 months/year), and high (6–12 months/year); opioid use dose is categorized as low (0–20 MME/day), medium(20–50 MME/day), high (50–100 MME/day) and very high (>100 MME/day).