Table 5 Factors related to general practitioner vigilance to suicidality^a

GPconsultations: number^c

1.18 (1.10, 1.27)^***

1.24 (1.12, 1.36)^***

1.20 (1.08, 1.33)^***

1.20 (1.08, 1.33)^**

1.18 (1.07, 1.31)^**

Age: 35–54 (ref = < 35)

3.31 (1.61, 6.79)^***

2.09 (0.94, 4.62)

1.25 (0.51, 3.03)

1.20 (0.48, 2.99)

1.20 (0.47, 3.11)

 55+

2.11 (0.86, 5.20)

0.67 (0.21, 2.18)

0.50 (0.14, 1.79)

0.49 (0.13, 1.88)

0.52 (0.13, 2.15)

Gender: female (ref = male)

0.50 (0.18, 1.38)

0.18 (0.04, 0.72)^*

0.19 (0.05, 0.79)^*

0.21 (0.05, 0.89)^*

0.18 (0.04, 0.81)^*

MH problems: (ref = none)

 Common MH problems

5.24 (2.36, 11.62)^***

2.75 (1.06, 7.14^)*

2.86 (1.09, 7.53^)*

3.47 (1.25, 9.66)^*

 Serious mental illness

11.08 (3.39, 36.20)^***

7.76 (2.03, 29.67)^**

8.61 (2.13, 34.85)^**

8.08 (1.94, 33.71)^**

 Drugs/alcohol problems

10.15 (3.45, 29.88)^***

4.34 (1.18, 16.0)^*

4.74 (1.23, 18.17)^*

4.28 (1.13, 16.25)^*

Lives alone: yes (ref = no)

1.35 (0.67, 2.68)

0.85 (0.34, 2.12)

0.74 (0.28, 1.95)

In paid work: no (ref = yes)

0.87 (0.45, 1.65)

0.79 (0.34, 1.87)

0.90 (0.37, 2.22)

Locale: large towns (ref = urban)

1.99 (0.94, 4.22)

2.35 (0.93, 5.60)

Small towns^d

na

na

Rural areas

1.65 (0.74, 3.65)

1.65 (0.60, 4.56)