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Table 3 Predictors for violence as an adult in female and male suicide attempters

From: Risk factors for adult interpersonal violence in suicide attempters

 

Adult violence

Women (n = 98)

Men (n = 63)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

pvalue

Odds ratio (95% CI)

pvalue

Expressed violence as a child

2.53 (0.84-8.27)

0.095

3.30 (1.16-13.10)

0.025

Exposure to violence as a child

1.26 (0.71-2.27)

0.42

1.60 (0.68-4.32)

0.28

Substance abuse diagnosis (yes vs no)

8.21 (1.66-49.85)

0.0096

22.05 (2.97-351.53)

0.0016

Personality disorder diagnosis (yes vs no)

1.02 (0.17-5.45)

0.98

13.94 (1.50-337.44)

0.018

Age

0.91 (0.82-0.98)

0.016

0.85 (0.70-0.97)

0.013

  1. Women Model fit: Chi-square = 17.8, DF = 5, p = 0.0031. Men Model fit: Chi-square = 30.5, DF = 5, p < 0.0001.