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Table 2 Logistic regression models of the association between race/ethnicity, other individual characteristics, and potential suicide misclassification,* United States, 2003-2005

From: Race/ethnicity and potential suicide misclassification: window on a minority suicide paradox?

Characteristic

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

 

(n = 105,946)

(n = 105,946)

(n = 105,946)

(n = 105,946)

Race/Ethnicity

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

White (referent)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Black

2.38 (2.25, 2.52)

2.26 (2.13,2.39)

2.28 (2.21, 2.36)

2.38 (2.22, 2.57)

Hispanic

1.08 (1.00, 1.16)

1.00 (0.93,1.08)

1.28 (1.24, 1.32)

1.17 (1.07, 1.28)

Gender

    

male (referent)

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

female

 

2.36 (2.27,2.45)

2.29 (2.25, 2.34)

1.01 (0.97, 1.06)

Age (years)

    

15-34 (referent)

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

35-54

 

1.40 (1.34,1.46)

1.37 (1.34, 1.40)

0.88 (0.84, 0.93)

55-74

 

0.61 (0.58,0.66)

0.85 (0.82, 0.87)

0.52 (0.49, 0.57)

75+

 

0.44 (0.40,0.48)

1.47 (1.42, 1.52)

0.51 (0.46, 0.57)

Education (years)

    

0-8

 

1.82 (1.66,2.00)

1.82 (1.75, 1.90)

2.34 (2.10, 2.62)

9-12

 

1.51 (1.45,1.58)

1.43 (1.40, 1.46)

1.66 (1.58, 1.74)

13+ (referent)

 

1.00

1.00

1.00

unknown

 

1.84 (1.70,1.99)

1.37 (1.32, 1.43)

2.08 (1.89, 2.28)

Psychiatric Documentation

    

yes (referent)

  

1.00

1.00

no

  

6.56 (6.16, 6.99)

3.12 (2.78, 3.51)

Mode of Injury

    

more active (referent)

   

1.00

less active**

   

46.33 (43.32, 49.55)

  1. * Potential suicide misclassification was operationalized as a binary outcome measure of manner of death: undetermined intent (1) and suicide (0).
  2. ** Deaths classified under ICD-10 X60-69, X71, X75-77, X79, X81-84, Y10-19, Y21, Y25-27, Y29, and Y31-34. Residual injury deaths were classified as more active.