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Table 2 Factors affecting recidivism of suicide attempt and protective factors

From: Effect of telephone follow-up on repeated suicide attempt in patients discharged from an emergency psychiatry department: a controlled study

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Adjusted according to the other variables of the model

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Age (years)

0.99

0.99 - 1.01

0.842

   

 Women

1.08

0.71 - 1.64

0.724

   

 Social support

1.35

0.80 - 2.28

0.256

   

 Employed

0.75

0.50 - 1.13

0.164

   

 Resources

1.70

0.90 - 3.21

0.101

2.55

0.84 - 7.78

0.100

Psychiatric characteristics

 Previous suicide attempt

2.77a

1.81 - 4.26

<.0001

1.53

0.82 - 2.86

0.186

 Previous psychiatric hospitalization

2.66a

1.77 - 4.00

<.0001

1.91a

1.01 - 3.61

0.046

 Psychotropic treatment

5.15a

2.45 - 10.8

<.0001

2.74a

1.12 - 6.70

0.027

 Psychiatric follow-up care

2.61a

1.77 - 3.86

<.0001

1.11

0.60 - 2.06

0.737

 Major depressive disorder

0.86

0.57 - 1.29

0.459

0.76

0.40 - 1.45

0.408

 Bipolar disorder

1.41

0.39 - 5.08

0.597

   

 Psychotic disorder

1.75

0.81 - 3.78

0.156

1.71

0.55 - 5.30

0.355

 Personality disorder

3.11a

2.08 - 4.67

<.0001

2.49a

1.23 - 5.04

0.012

 Anxiety disorder

0.86

0.38- -1.95

0.712

1.38

0.46 - 4.15

0.564

 Eating disorder

0.80

0.10 - 6.51

0.830

   

 Psychosocial crisis

0.30b

0.17 - 0.55

<.0001

1.14

0.49 - 2.66

0.769

Telephone follow-up

0.67b

0.45 - 0.98

0.034

0.45b

0.26 0.78

0.004

  1. arisk factor; bprotective factor