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Table 2 Predictors for violence as an adult in a sample 161 suicide attempters

From: Risk factors for adult interpersonal violence in suicide attempters

 

Adult violence

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Expressed violence as a child

2.88 (1.54-6.03)

0.0009

Exposure to violence as a child

1.27 (0.82-1.99)

0.29

Substance abuse diagnosis

10.93 (3.36-40.74)

<0.0001

Personality disorder diagnosis

2.47 (0.74-8.70)

0.14

Age

0.91 (0.84-0.97)

0.0016

  1. Multivariate logistic regression.
  2. (Model fit: Chi-square = 45.6, DF = 5, p < 0.0001).