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Table 3 Risk factors for violent and non-violent index suicide attempts in total cohort of 48834 Swedish young men

From: Violent and non-violent methods of attempted and completed suicide in Swedish young men: the role of early risk factors

Variables

Violent vs. no suicide attempt aMultivariate HR, 95 % CI

Non-violent vs. no suicide attempt bMultivariate HR, 95 % CI

Family nervous problems (yes vs. no)

1.31, 0.99-1.72

1.18, 1.02-1.38

Fathers alcohol habits yes vs. no)

1.12, 0.68-1.84

1.33, 1.03-1.73

Own medication for psychiatric problems (no/yes)

2.12, 1.52-2.96

1.70, 1.40-2.05

Intelligence (Average or below average vs. above average )

1.75, 1.32-2.33

1.86, 1.60-2.18

Emotional control (low vs. high or medium )

1.24, 0.90-1.70

1.36, 1.14-1.63

Psychiatric diagnosis at conscription (yes vs. no)

1.06, 0.74-1.52

1.38, 1.14-1.68

Conduct problems at school (yes vs. no)

2.16, 1.62-2.89

1.43, 1.22-1.69

Contact with police or juvenile authorities (yes vs. no)

1.36, 1.0-1.82

1.80, 1.53-2.12

Smoking

≥10 cigarettes per day vs. <10 cigarettes per day

1.08, 0.81-1.44

1.26, 1.08-1.48

Problem drinking (yes vs. no)

1.31, 0.91-1.88

1.54, 1.27-1.87

Sniffing of solvents(yes vs. no)

1.58, 1.14-2.17

1.35, 1.13-162

Drug use (no vs. yes)

1.31, 0.82-2.08

1.20, 0.93-1.56

  1. aViolent methods: hanging (n = 37), shooting (n = 18), jump from heights (n = 25), train move (n = 1), cutting (n = 94), drowning (n = 8), other methods (n = 81)
  2. bNon-violent: poisoning (n = 931)
  3. Multivariate Cox PH regressions. HR, 95 % CI