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Table 2 Predictive factors of suicidal risk among detainees in the correctional centre of French Guiana, Cayenne 2013–2014

From: Suicide risk among prisoners in French Guiana: prevalence and predictive factors

  

Suicidal risk

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Variables

 

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

 

female (n = 60)

12 (0.20)

48 (0.80)

0.101

1.75 (0.89–3.43)

0.105

2.40 (0.85–6.77)

0.097

 

male (n = 647)

81 (0.13)

566 (0.87)

     

Age

(n = 707)

29

30

0.449

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.448

0.98 (0.94–1.01)

0.187

Number of children

(n = 704)

2.2

2.0

0.466

1.03 (0.95–1.12)

0.466

  

Number of siblings

(n = 668)

5.5

5.3

0.633

1.01 (0.96–1.08)

0.633

  

Position among siblings

(n = n = 288)

2.6

2.9

0.483

0.94 (0.78–5.13)

0.483

  

Number of incarcerations

(n = 335)

2.4

2.1

0.391

1.05 (0.94–1.18)

0.395

  

Domiciliation

 

Town (n = 423)

68 (0.74)

355 (0.59)

0.039*

2.51 (1.17–5.40)

0.018*

1.52 (0.52–4.40)

0.442

 

Village (n = 23)

2 (0.02)

21 (0.03)

 

1.25 (0.25–6.30)

0.787

1.01 (0.11–8.96)

0.990

 

Border town (n = 139)

14 (0.15)

125 (0.21)

 

1.47 (0.59–3.64)

0.405

0.76 (0.22–2.63)

0.662

 

other (n = 113)

8 (0.09)

105 (0.17)

   

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First language other than French

 

yes (n = 292)

41 (0.44)

251 (0.41)

0.575

1.13 (0.73–1.76)

0.575

  
 

no (n = 413)

52 (0.56)

361 (0.59)

     

Second language other than French

 

yes (n = 207)

29 (0.47)

178 (0.46)

0.951

1.02 (0.59–1.74)

0.951

  
 

no (n = 239)

33 (0.53)

206 (0.54)

     

Third language other than French

 

yes (n = 146)

26 (0.84)

120 (0.67)

0.055

2.60 (0.95–7.11)

0.063

  
 

no (n = 65)

5 (0.16)

60 (0.33)

     

Forth language other than French

 

yes (n = 49)

11 (0.92)

38 (0.70)

0.127

4.63 (0.55–38.93)

0.158

  
 

no (n = 17)

16 (0.30)

1 (0.08)

     

Language spoken during interview

 

French (n = 563)

74 (0.81)

489 (0.80)

0.070

1.00

   
 

Brazilian (n = 37)

2 (0.02)

35 (0.06)

 

0.38 (0.89–1.60)

0.187

  
 

Spanish (n = 6)

2 (0.02)

4 (0.01)

 

3.30 (0.59–18.36)

0.172

  
 

English (n = 52)

9 (0.10)

43 (0.07)

 

1.38 (0.65–2.95)

0.402

  
 

Nenge Tongo (n = 36)

2 (0.02)

34 (0.06)

 

0.39 (0.09–1.65)

0.201

  
 

Dutch (n = 5)

2 (0.02)

3 (0.004)

 

4.41 (0.72–26.80)

0.108

  

Employed

 

yes (n = 289)

46 (0.52)

243 (0.43)

0.110

1.44 (0.92–2.26)

0.111

  
 

no (n = 362)

42 (0.48)

320 (0.57)

     

Previous incarceration

 

yes (n = 344)

54 (0.58)

290 (0.47)

0.051

1.55 (1.00–2.41)

0.053

1.04 (0.51–2.10)

0.918

 

no (=363)

39 (0.42)

324 (0.53)

     

Sentenced drug trafficking

 

yes (n = 243)

23 (0.25)

220 (0.36)

0.037*

0.59 (0.36–0.97)

0.038*

0.86 (0.38–1.95)

0.724

 

no (=458)

69 (0.75)

389 (0.64)

     

Sentenced for sexual assault

 

yes (n = 32)

8 (0.09)

24 (0.04)

0.042*

2.31 (1.01–5.32)

0.048*

7.12 (1.98–25.99)

0.003**

 

no (n = 675)

85 (0.91)

590 (0.96)

     

Smoking

 

yes(n = 383)

68 (0.77)

315 (0.56)

0.000***

2.71 (1.60–4.58)

0.000*

2.93 (1.30–6.63)

0.009**

 

no(=271)

20 (0.23)

251 (0.44)

     

Drug consumption

 

yes (n = 344)

59 (0.17)

285 (0.83)

0.004**

1.93 (1.22–3.06)

0.005**

1.00 (0.16–6.30)

0.997

 

no (n = 331)

32 (0.10)

299 (0.90)

     

Cannabis consumption

 

yes (n = 309)

53 (0.57)

256 (0.42)

0.006**

1.85 (1.19–2.88)

0.006**

0.87 (0.16–4.73)

0.870

 

no (=398)

40 (0.43)

358 (0.58)

     

Abused in childhood

 

yes (n = 11)

8 (0.11)

3 (0.01)

0.000***

20.37 (5.27–78.77)

0.000***

  
 

no (n = 553)

64 (0.89)

489 (0.99)

     

Interaction gender/abuse in childhood

 

abused female (n = 2)

1 (0.01)

1 (0.002)

0.000***

7.64 (0.47–123.66)

0.152

0.44 (0.02–11.05)

0.618

 

abused male (n = 9)

7 (0.10)

2 (0.004)

 

26.74 (5.44–131.52)

0.000***

21.01 (3.26–135.48)

0.001**

 

never abused female/male(n = 553)

64 (0.89)

489 (0.99)

   

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Depression

 

yes (n = 101)

45 (0.46)

56 (0.55)

0.000***

9.34 (5.72–15.26)

0.000***

7.44 (3.50–15.87)

0.000***

 

no (n = 606)

48 (0.08)

558 (0.92)

   

1

 

Dysthymia

 

yes (n = 38)

19 (0.50)

19 (0.50)

0.000***

8.04 (4.07–15.87)

0.000***

4.22 (1.34–13.36)

0.014*

 

no (n = 669)

74 (0.11)

595 (0.89)

   

1

 

Manic

 

yes (n = 26)

8 (0.31)

18 (0.69)

0.014*

3.12 (1.31–7.39)

0.010*

0.39 (0.07–2.11)

0.277

 

no (n = 681)

85 (0.12)

596 (0.88)

   

1

 

Panic disorder

 

yes (n = 48)

17 (0.35)

31 (0.65)

0.000***

4.21 (2.22–7.96)

0.000***

3.47 (1.33–8.99)

0.011*

 

no (n = 659)

76 (0.12)

583 (0.88)

   

1

 

Agoraphobia

 

yes (n = 76)

17 (0.22)

59 (0.78)

0.012*

2.10 (1.17–3.80)

0.014*

0.74 (0.28–1.97)

0.549

 

no (n = 631)

76 (0.12)

555 (0.88)

   

1

 

SAD

 

yes (n = 63)

13 (0.21)

50 (0.79)

0.066

1.83 (0.95–3.52)

0.069

0.76 (0.27–2.09)

0.590

 

no (n = 644)

80 (0.12)

564 (0.88)

   

1

 

OCD

 

yes (n = 15)

6 (0.40)

9 (0.60)

0.008**

4.64 (1.61–13.34)

0.004**

2.08 (0.38–11.35)

0.397

 

no (n = 692)

87 (0.13)

605 (0.87)

   

1

 

PTSD

 

yes (n = 107)

34 (0.37)

73 (0.12)

0.000***

4.27 (2.62–6.95)

0.000***

2.00 (0.94–4.26)

0.073

 

no (n = 600)

59 (0.63)

541 (0.88)

   

1

 

Alcohol dependence

 

yes (n = 124)

18 (0.19)

106 (0.17)

0.621

1.15 (0.66–2.00)

0.621

  
 

no (n = 583)

75 (0.81)

508 (0.83)

     

Drug dependence

 

yes (n = 235)

49 (0.53)

186 (0.30)

0.000***

2.56 (1.65–3.99)

0.000***

1.44 (0.60–3.45)

0.418

 

no (n = 472)

44 (0.47)

428 (0.70)

   

1

 

Psychosis

 

yes (n = 51)

17 (0.18)

34 (0.06)

0.000***

3.82 (2.03–7.16)

0.000***

1.12 (0.36–3.42)

0.847

 

no (n = 656)

76 (0.82)

580 (0.94)

     

Anorexia nervosa

 

yes (n = 5)

2 (0.02)

3 (0.005)

0.131

4.48 (0.74–27.15)

0.103

  
 

no (n = 702)

91 (0.98)

611 (0.995)

     

Bulimia nervosa

 

yes (n = 3)

1 (0.01)

2 (0.003)

0.300

3.33 (0.30–37.05)

0.328

  
 

no (n = 704)

92 (0.99)

612 (0.997)

     

GAD

 

yes (n = 182)

47 (0.51)

135 (0.22)

0.000***

3.63 (2.31–5.68)

0.000***

2.19 (1.13–4.22)

0.020*

 

no (n = 525)

46 (0.49)

479 (0.78)

     

Antisocial personality disorder

 

yes (n = 245)

45 (0.48)

200 (0.33)

0.003**

1.94 (1.25–3.01)

0.003**

0.76 (0.37–1.53)

0.437

 

no (n = 462)

48 (0.52)

414 (0.67)

     
  1. SAD Social Anxiety Disorder, OCD Obsessive–compulsive disorder, PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder, GAD General anxiety disorder, OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval–
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001