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. 2022 Mar 28;25(4):177–184. doi: 10.1136/ebmental-2021-300409

Table 3.

Adjusted risk factors for hospitalisation for self-harm, hospitalisation with a somatic disorder diagnosis, death from any cause and from suicide during the 3-year follow-up in adolescents and young adults hospitalised for a mental disorder in 2013–2014, in comparison to the non-affected control group without a mental disorder and matched for age and sex, and to the affected control group with a mental disorder but not hospitalised

Versus non-affected controls Versus affected controls
HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Hospitalisation for self-harm during follow-up
Index hospitalisation for mental disorder (ref=0) 105.5 89.5 to 124.4 1.5 1.4 to 1.6
Age (ref=12–15 years)
16–18 years 0.9 0.8 to 0.9 0.9 0.8 to 1.0
19–21 years 0.9 0.8 to 1.0 0.9 0.8 to 0.9
22–24 years 0.9 0.8 to 1.0 0.9 0.8 to 1.0
Female (ref=male) 1.5 1.4 to 1.6 1.8 1.7 to 1.9
Past hospitalisation with a somatic disorder diagnosis (ref=0) 1.5 1.4 to 1.6 1.4 1.3 to 1.5
Past hospitalisation for self-harm (ref=0) 2.9 2.8 to 3.1 2.9 2.7 to 3.1
Hospitalisation with a somatic disorder diagnosis during follow-up
Index hospitalisation for mental disorder (ref=0) 4.1 3.9 to 4.1 1.4 1.3 to 1.5
Age (ref=12–15 years)
16–18 years 0.9 0.9 to 1.0 0.9 0.9 to 0.9
19–21 years 1.0 0.9 to 1.0 0.9 0.9 to 0.9
22–24 years 1.1 1.1 to 1.2 1.1 1.0 to 1.1
Female (ref=male) 1.3 1.3 to 1.4 1.5 1.4 to 1.5
Past hospitalisation with a somatic disorder diagnosis (ref=0) 2.1 2.0 to 2.2 1.8 1.8 to 1.9
Past hospitalisation for self-harm (ref=0) 1.3 1.3 to 1.4 1.4 1.3 to 1.4
Death (all causes) during follow-up
Index hospitalisation for mental disorder (ref=0) 13.3 10.6 to 16.7 2.2 1.5 to 3.0
Age (ref=12–15 years)
16–18 years 2.6 1.8 to 3.8 2.8 1.9 to 4.1
19–21 years 4.3 3.0 to 6.0 4.6 3.2 to 6.7
22–24 years 6.5 4.6 to 9.0 7.0 4.8 to 10.0
Female (ref=male) 0.5 0.4 to 0.6 0.6 0.5 to 0.7
Past hospitalisation with a somatic disorder diagnosis (ref=0) 1.7 1.4 to 2.0 1.6 1.4 to 1.9
Past hospitalisation for self-harm (ref=0) 1.7 1.3 to 2.1 1.7 1.3 to 2.1
Suicide during follow-up
Index hospitalisation for mental disorder (ref=0) 9.2 4.3 to 19.8 1.7 1.0 to 2.9
Age (ref=12–15 years)
16–18 years 0.7 0.3 to 1.5 2.2 1.0 to 4.5
19–21 years 1.1 0.6 to 2.0 5.4 2.8 to 10.5
22–24 years 0.9 0.5 to 1.7 6.6 3.4 to 12.7
Female (ref=male) 1.2 0.9 to 1.6 0.7 0.5 to 1.0
Past hospitalisation with a somatic disorder diagnosis (ref=0) 0.8 0.6 to 1.1 1.3 0.9 to 1.8
Past hospitalisation for self-harm (ref=0) 1.3 0.9 to 1.9 2.2 1.5 to 3.2