From: Risk factors for suicide in Hungary: a case-control study
Risk factor | Cases n (%) | Controls n (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
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Clinical factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lifetime history of psychiatric illness | 83 (43.5) | 29 (15.2) | 4.38 (2.54–7.53) | < 0.001 |
Mental illness on reference date:b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   (i) Any diagnosisc | 134 (69.1) | 50 (25.8) | 6.60 (3.83–11.36) | < 0.001 |
   (ii) Affective disorderd | 95 (49.0) | 12 (6.2) | 14.83 (6.49–33.90) | < 0.001 |
   (iii) Dysthymia | 17 (8.8) | 10 (5.2) | 1.78 (0.79–4.02) | 0.17 |
   (iv) Anxiety & related disorders | 15 (7.7) | 16 (8.2) | 0.94 (0.46–1.90) | 0.86 |
   (v) Personality disorder | 65 (33.5) | 16 (8.2) | 6.44 (3.19–13.01) | < 0.001 |
   (vi) Alcohol/drug-related disordere | 57 (29.4) | 20 (10.3) | 3.64 (2.02–6.58) | < 0.001 |
Current smoker | 103 (53.1) | 50 (25.8) | 3.52 (2.17–5.72) | < 0.001 |
Recent life events | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Interpersonal | 67 (34.5) | 38 (19.6) | 2.26 (1.38–3.69) | = 0.001 |
Work or educational | 39 (20.1) | 33 (17.0) | 1.22 (0.73–2.03) | 0.44 |
Health (self or close relative) | 42 (21.6) | 11 (5.7) | 6.17 (2.60–14.61) | < 0.001 |
Financial | 28 (14.4) | 20 (10.3) | 1.50 (0.80–2.82) | 0.21 |
Forensic/legal | 33 (17.0) | 8 (4.1) | 4.57 (2.02–10.36) | < 0.001 |
Timing of life event: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   (i) Within last month | 46 (23.7) | 14 (7.2) | 5.00 (2.34–10.68) | < 0.001 |
   (ii) Within last 3 months | 90 (46.4) | 40 (20.6) | 3.94 (2.31–6.71) | < 0.001 |
   (iii) Within last 6 months | 143 (73.7) | 87 (44.8) | 3.15 (2.03–4.90) | < 0.001 |