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Table 1 Risk ratios by gender, age, nation of the UK, and deprivation quintile

From: The epidemiology of self-harm in a UK-wide primary care patient cohort, 2001–2013

 

Male

Female

 

Rate/10 k patientsa

Risk ratio (95 % CI)b

Rate/10 k patientsa

Risk ratio (95 % CI)b

Incident events

Gender

12.3

-

-

17.9

1.45

(1.42–1.47)

Age:

 15–24

22.9

-

-

45.4

-

-

 25–34

15.1

0.66

(0.64–0.69)

16.7

0.37

(0.36–0.38)

 35–44

11.8

0.52

(0.50–0.54)

15.3

0.34

(0.33–0.35)

 45–54

8.3

0.36

(0.35–0.38)

10.6

0.23

(0.23–0.24)

 55–64

5.0

0.22

(0.21–0.23)

5.2

0.11

(0.11–0.12)

Nation:

 England

11.4

-

-

16.8

-

-

 N. Ireland

20.1

1.76

(1.66–1.86)

23.6

1.40

(1.33–1.48)

 Scotland

16.0

1.40

(1.34–1.45)

22.2

1.32

(1.28–1.37)

 Wales

15.1

1.31

(1.26–1.37)

20.5

1.22

(1.18–1.27)

Deprivation:

 1 (least)

8.4

-

-

13.4

-

-

 2

10.4

1.23

(1.17–1.29)

16.4

1.22

(1.17–1.27)

 3

11.8

1.40

(1.33–1.46)

17.2

1.28

(1.23–1.33)

 4

13.7

1.62

(1.55–1.70)

19.0

1.41

(1.36–1.46)

 5 (most)

16.7

1.98

(1.90–2.07)

21.9

1.63

(1.57–1.69)

Annual presentations

Gender

18.5

-

-

28.9

1.56

(1.54–1.58)

Age:

 15–24

28.3

-

-

59.3

-

-

 25–34

23.7

0.84

(0.82–0.87)

28.6

0.48

(0.47–0.49)

 35–44

20.1

0.71

(0.69–0.74)

28.7

0.49

(0.47–0.50)

 45–54

13.9

0.49

(0.47–0.51)

21.9

0.37

(0.36–0.38)

 55–64

7.8

0.28

(0.27–0.29)

9.6

0.16

(0.16–0.17)

Nation:

      

 England

16.9

-

-

26.6

-

-

 N. Ireland

33.2

1.96

(1.87–2.05)

42.7

1.60

(1.54–1.66)

 Scotland

25.6

1.50

(1.45–1.54)

39.5

1.47

(1.44–1.51)

 Wales

22.4

1.31

(1.27–1.36)

32.3

1.21

(1.17–1.24)

Deprivation:

 1 (least)

12.0

-

-

20.8

-

-

 2

15.4

1.28

(1.23–1.33)

26.2

1.26

(1.22–1.30)

 3

17.6

1.46

(1.41–1.52)

27.3

1.32

(1.28–1.36)

 4

20.8

1.73

(1.67–1.80)

31.1

1.50

(1.46–1.54)

 5 (most)

26.1

2.17

(2.10–2.25)

37.1

1.79

(1.74–1.84)

  1. CI confidence interval
  2. aRates standardised by age band, geographical region and deprivation quintile
  3. bMantel-Haenszel risk ratios, stratified by study year