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. 2022 Sep 28;19:101243. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101243

Table 4.

Correlates of job/financial/housing problems as a suicide precipitant by sex: Results from generalized linear modeling.

All decedents
Decedents aged 45-64
Male
Female
Male
Female
IRR (95% CI) IRR (95% CI) IRR (95% CI) IRR (95% CI)
Age group: vs. 65+
 18-24 1.16 (1.05–1.28)** 0.84 (0.67–1.05)
 25-44 1.50 (1.39–1.61)*** 1.19 (1.01–1.39)*
 45-64 2.02 (1.89–2.16)*** 1.50 (1.30–1.73)***
Physical health problem 0.93 (0.89–0.98)** 1.01 (0.91–1.11) 0.98 (0.91–1.04) 1.03 (0.90–1.17)
Relationship problem 1.14 (1.10–1.19)*** 1.25 (1.14–1.36)*** 1.05 (0.99–1.11) 1.19 (1.05–1.35)**
Criminal or civil legal problem 0.99 (0.94–1.05) 1.34 (1.18–1.51)*** 0.96 (0.89–1.04) 1.27 (1.06–1.54)*
Suicide/death of family/friend or traumatic anniversary 1.09 (1.03–1.16)** 1.05 (0.93–1.18) 1.04 ((0.95–1.14) 0.92 (0.77–1.09)
Depressed mood at the time of injury 1.96 (1.89–2.03)*** 1.76 (1.63–1.91)*** 1.95 (1.85–2.06)*** 1.78 (1.59–1.99)***
Any recent mental health disorder 1.06 (1.02–1.10)** 1.11 (1.02–1.21)* 1.03 (0.98–1.09) 1.07 (0.95–1.21)
Alcohol problem/addiction 1.20 (1.15–1.25)*** 1.14 (1.03–1.25)* 1.14 (1.07–1.21)*** 1.11 (0.96–1.27)
Other substance use problem 1.05 (1.00–1.10)ǂ 1.01 (0.92–1.12) 0.96 (0.89–1.04) 0.90 (0.77–1.05)
Number of crises 1.46 (1.43–1.49)*** 1.55 (1.48–1.61)*** 1.48 (1.43–1.53)*** 1.58 (1.48–1.68)***
History of suicide attempt 0.94 (0.89–0.99)* 0.93 (0.85–1.01) 0.91 (0.85–0.99)* 0.88 (0.77–0.99)*
Race/ethnicity: vs. Non-Hispanic White
 Black/African American 0.94 (0.86–1.02) 1.17 (0.99–1.38) 0.81 (0.70–0.95)** 1.02 (0.76–1.37)
 Hispanic 0.81 (0.75–0.88)*** 0.88 (0.74–1.04) 0.79 (0.68–0.90)** 0.87 (0.65–1.15)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1.10 (0.98–1.22) 1.11 (0.90–1.36) 1.14 (0.96–1.36) 1.22 (0.90–1.67)
 Other 0.72 (0.62–0.82)*** 0.81 (0.62–1.06) 0.65 (0.49–0.85)** 0.98 (0.63–1.53)
Education: vs. =< High school
 Some college/associate degree 1.10 (1.06–1.15)*** 1.09 (0.99–1.20) 1.12 (1.04–1.19)** 1.05 (0.92–1.20)
 Bachelor's degree or higher 1.32 (1.26–1.39)*** 1.29 (1.17–1.42)*** 1.29 (1.21–1.38)*** 1.17 (1.02–1.34)*
 Unknown 1.13 (0.99–1.28) 1.15 (0.87–1.52) 1.12 (0.94–1.34) 1.02 (0.69–1.49)
Marital status: vs. Married
 Divorced/separated 1.02 (0.97–1.07) 1.31 (1.19–1.45)*** 1.00 (0.94–1.06) 1.42 (1.25–1.61)***
 Widowed 0.65 (0.58–0.74)*** 1.02 (0.85–1.23) 0.69 (0.57–0.83)*** 1.22 (0.95–1.56)
 Never married 1.02 (0.97–1.07) 1.25 (1.12–1.40)*** 1.05 (0.98–1.13) 1.51 (1.28–1.78)***
 Missing 1.16 (0.96–1.39) 0.93 (0.58–1.51) 1.21 (0.95–1.54) 0.87 (0.44–1.73)
Military service (%) 0.90 (0.85–0.94)** 0.94 (0.76–1.18) 0.92 (0.86–0.99)* 0.83 (0.58–1.18)
Region of residence: vs. Northeast
 Midwest 1.14 (1.08–1.21)*** 1.15 (1.02–1.30)* 1.10 (1.02–1.19)* 1.15 (0.97–1.37)
 South 1.00 (0.94–1.06) 0.97 (0.85–1.10) 0.94 (0.87–1.02) 1.02 (0.85–1.21)
 West 1.17 (1.11–1.24)*** 1.22 (1.08–1.38)** 1.10 (1.01–1.19)* 1.27 (1.08–1.51)**
 Puerto Rico & territories 0.90 (0.72–1.12) 0.58 (0.30–1.14) 0.78 (0.57–1.08) 0.40 (0.13–1.29)
 N 74,042 20,412 25,640 8568

ǂp = 0.05; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.