Table 2 The association between meteorological variables, unemployment rate and suicide in Australian capital cities (total and by sex)
From: Associations between climate variability, unemployment and suicide in Australia: a multicity study
City | Parameter Estimates | All | Male | Female | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR | 95 % CI | P-value | RR | 95 % CI | P-value | RR | 95 % CI | P-value | |||||
Sydney | Rainfall (100 mm) | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 0.921 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 0.700 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 0.632 |
Humidity (%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.635 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.754 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.858 | |
Temperature (°C) | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.356 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.948 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.097 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.001 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.010 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.089 | |
Sunshine hours | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.229 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.02 | 0.308 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 1.01 | 0.092 | |
UER (%) | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.001 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 0.001 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 0.001 | |
Melbourne | Rainfall (100 mm) | 0.91 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 0.034 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 0.151 | 0.84 | 0.67 | 1.01 | 0.049 |
Humidity (%) | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.130 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.121 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.892 | |
Temperature (°C) | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.998 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 0.585 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.479 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 0.097 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.033 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.02 | 0.536 | |
Sunshine hours | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 0.202 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 0.043 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.286 | |
UER (%) | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.001 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.001 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.580 | |
Brisbane | Rainfall (100 mm) | 0.97 | 0.92 | 1.03 | 0.319 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 1.03 | 0.279 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 1.08 | 0.589 |
Humidity (%) | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.716 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.893 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.560 | |
Temperature (°C) | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 0.458 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.364 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.798 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 0.010 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 0.015 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 0.315 | |
Sunshine hours | 0.97 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 0.144 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 0.152 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 1.08 | 0.627 | |
UER (%) | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 0.001 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 0.001 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 0.001 | |
Adelaide | Rainfall (100 mm) | 1.06 | 0.90 | 1.22 | 0.482 | 1.09 | 0.90 | 1.27 | 0.385 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 1.33 | 0.976 |
Humidity (%) | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.712 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.932 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.340 | |
Temperature (°C) | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 0.391 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.158 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 0.401 | |
ΔT (°C) | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.171 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 0.490 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 0.126 | |
Sunshine hours | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.07 | 0.634 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.08 | 0.484 | 0.99 | 0.87 | 1.10 | 0.830 | |
UER (%) | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.223 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.165 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.951 | |
Perth | Rainfall (100 mm) | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1.22 | 0.152 | 1.09 | 0.95 | 1.23 | 0.227 | 1.05 | 0.78 | 1.32 | 0.722 |
Humidity (%) | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.158 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.224 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 0.422 | |
Temperature (°C) | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 0.979 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 0.943 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 0.941 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.259 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 0.358 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.08 | 0.516 | |
Sunshine hours | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 0.442 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.988 | 1.07 | 0.96 | 1.17 | 0.247 | |
UER (%) | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.001 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 0.001 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 1.09 | 0.131 | |
Hobart | Rainfall (100 mm) | 1.09 | 0.85 | 1.34 | 0.471 | 1.04 | 0.76 | 1.32 | 0.785 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 1.79 | 0.303 |
Humidity (%) | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.321 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.625 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 0.091 | |
Temperature (°C) | 0.96 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.229 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 1.05 | 0.462 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 1.07 | 0.247 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.15 | 0.032 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 0.301 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 1.40 | 0.005 | |
Sunshine hours | 1.06 | 0.92 | 1.20 | 0.403 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 1.21 | 0.506 | 1.15 | 0.84 | 1.46 | 0.381 | |
UER (%) | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.923 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 0.375 | 0.91 | 0.78 | 1.03 | 0.129 | |
Darwin | Rainfall (100 mm) | 1.06 | 0.90 | 1.22 | 0.458 | 1.09 | 0.92 | 1.26 | 0.326 | 0.94 | 0.41 | 1.47 | 0.812 |
Humidity (%) | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.223 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 0.043 | 1.11 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 0.052 | |
Temperature (°C) | 1.16 | 1.02 | 1.29 | 0.031 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.32 | 0.025 | 0.93 | 0.55 | 1.31 | 0.701 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.18 | 0.282 | 1.08 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 0.194 | 0.91 | 0.59 | 1.24 | 0.586 | |
Sunshine hours | 0.99 | 0.80 | 1.17 | 0.876 | 0.94 | 0.74 | 1.13 | 0.517 | 1.51 | 0.95 | 2.07 | 0.152 | |
UER (%) | 0.95 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 0.194 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.235 | 0.63 | 0.42 | 0.84 | 0.001 | |
Canberra | Rainfall (100 mm) | 1.12 | 0.88 | 1.36 | 0.359 | 1.21 | 0.94 | 1.48 | 0.173 | 0.84 | 0.29 | 1.39 | 0.532 |
Humidity (%) | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.955 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.986 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 0.727 | |
Temperature (°C) | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 0.181 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 1.02 | 0.212 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 0.630 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 0.319 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.839 | 1.09 | 0.99 | 1.19 | 0.074 | |
Sunshine hours | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.19 | 0.259 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 1.22 | 0.246 | 1.05 | 0.80 | 1.29 | 0.709 | |
UER (%) | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 0.277 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.10 | 0.180 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 1.14 | 0.552 | |
All eight cities | Rainfall (100 mm) | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.597 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 0.507 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.926 |
Humidity (%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.196 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.334 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.670 | |
Temperature (°C) | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.644 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.882 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.694 | |
ΔT (°C) | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.001 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.001 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 0.135 | |
Sunshine hours | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.822 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.975 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.936 | |
UER (%) | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 0.001 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 0.001 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 0.001 | |