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Table 3 Influences of comorbid diagnoses of deliberate self-harm and psychiatric disorder at the index poisoning in males and females

From: Injuries prior and subsequent to index poisoning with medication among adolescents: a national study based on Norwegian patient registry

Subject Group

Deliberate Self-harm at Index Poisoning

Psychiatric Disorder at Index Poisoning

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

ORa (95% CI)

Males (N = 353)

120 (34.0)

233 (66.0)

 

121 (34.3)

232 (65.7)

 

Any type of injury or poisoning (S00-T65) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

48 (40.0)

71 (30.5)

NS

44 (36.4)

75 (32.3)

NS

 After the index poisoning

44 (36.7)

85 (36.5)

NS

49 (40.5)

80 (34.5)

NS

Injuries to the wrist and hand (S60-S69) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

17 (14.2)

33 (14.2)

NS

23 (19.0)

27 (11.6)

NS

 After the index poisoning

14 (11.7)

28 (12.0)

NS

20 (16.5)

22 (9.48)

NS

Poisoning by medications or other substances (T40-T65) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

3 (2.5)

10 (4.3)

NS

4 (3.3)

9 (3.9)

NS

 After the index poisoning

20 (16.7)

28 (12.0)

NS

22 (18.2)

26 (11.2)

NS

Other injuries (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

34 (28.3)

47 (20.2)

NS

27 (22.3)

54 (23.3)

NS

 After the index poisoning

20 (16.7)

50 (21.5)

NS

18 (14.9)

52 (22.4)

NS

Deliberate self-harm (X6n) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

1 (0.8)

3 (1.3)

NS

2 (1.7)

2 (0.9)

NS

 After the index poisoning

12 (10.0)

6 (2.6)

4.2 (1.5–11.5)

11 (9.1)

7 (3.0)

3.2 (1.2–8.5)

Comorbid psychiatric disorder (Fn) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

2 (1.7)

7 (3.0)

NS

3 (2.5)

6 (2.6)

NS

 After the index poisoning

12 (10.0)

15 (6.4)

NS

19 (15.7)

8 (3.5)

5.2 (2.2–12.3)

Females(N = 1144)

548 (47.9)

596 (52.1)

 

387 (33.8)

757 (66.2)

 

Any type of injury or poisoning (S00-T65) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

155 (28.3)

157 (26.3)

NS

126 (32.6)

186 (24.6)

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

 After the index poisoning

227 (41.4)

230 (38.6)

NS

170 (43.9)

287 (37.9)

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

Injuries to the wrist and hand (S60-S69) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

44 (8.0)

39 (6.5)

NS

37 (9.6)

46 (6.1)

1.6 (1.0–2.6)

 After the index poisoning

46 (8.4)

51 (8.6)

NS

30 (7.8)

67 (8.9)

NS

Poisoning by medications or other substances (T40-T65) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

24 (4.4)

36 (6.0)

NS

27 (7.0)

33 (4.4)

NS

 After the index poisoning

146 (26.6)

135 (22.7)

NS

120 (31.0)

161 (21.3)

1.7 (1.3–2.2)

Other injuries (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

120 (21.9)

116 (19.5)

NS

88 (22.7)

148 (19.6)

NS

 After the index poisoning

114 (20.8)

141 (23.7)

NS

82 (21.2)

173 (22.9)

NS

Deliberate self-harm (X6n) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

12 (2.2)

6 (1.0)

NS

11 (2.8)

7 (0.9)

3.1 (1.2–8.2)

  After the index poisoning

108 (19.7)

58 (9.7)

2.3 (1.6–3.2)

76 (19.6)

90 (11.9)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

Comorbid psychiatric disorder (Fn) (Yes)

 Before the index poisoning

9 (1.6)

5 (0.8)

NS

9 (2.3)

5 (0.7)

3.6 (1.2–10.8)

 After the index poisoning

89 (16.2)

73 (12.2)

NS

91 (23.5)

71 (9.4)

3.0 (2.1–4.2)

  1. aThe analysis was conducted separately for each specific group of injuries; NS = Not significant