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Table 2 Early Marriage prevalence (EM) and subgroup analyses of crude and adjusted (Mantel–Haenszel) Odds Ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs for the association between EM and suicide risk by sex and age groups

From: Early marriage, stressful life events and risk of suicide and suicide attempt: a case–control study in Iran

Variables

Controls (n = 201)

Suicide attempters (n = 154)

Suicides (n = 32)

Comparison of suicides

and controls

Comparison of SAs

and controls

OR (95% CI)

Age groups

Mean ± SD

26.21 ± 9.76

26.08 ± 9.87

2.8 ± 10.21

Crude OR (95% CI)

Mantel–Haenszel OR (95% CI)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Mantel–Haenszel OR (95% CI

10–25

EM

No

78 (38.8)

81(52.6)

4 (12.5)

3.44 (1.63–7.26)

a2.21 (0.95–5.16)

0.061

0.90 (0.40–1.98)

0.70 (0.37–1.30)

0.261

Yes

15 (7.5)

14 (9.09)

5 (15.6)

P-value

   

0.013

0.475

26–40

EM

No

48 (23.9)

39 (25.3)

14(43.7)

1.04 (0.39–2.80)

0.57 (0.20–1.63)

Yes

13 (6.5)

6 (3.9)

4(12.5)

P-value

   

0.583

0.212

 > 40

EM

No

43 (21.4)

14 (9.09)

4 (12.5)

2.35 (0.32–7.15)

1.12 (0.85–1.52)

Yes

4 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.12)

P-value

   

0.410

 

0.342

 

Sex

Female

EM

No

90 (44.7)

81 (52.6)

4 (12.5)

2.64 (1.33–5.23)

b2.41 (1.40–6.67)

0.008

0.83 (0.42–1.64)

0.72 (0.39–1.33)

0.297

Yes

24 (11.9)

18 (11.7)

6 (18.7)

P-value

   

0.033

0.363

Male

EM

No

79 (39.3)

53 (34.4)

18 (56.2)

2.36 (0.85–6.56)

0.37 (0.08–1.82)

Yes

8 (4.0)

2 (1.3)

4 (12.5)

P-value

   

0.102

0.179

Total

EM

No

169 (84.08)

134 (87.0)

22 (68.75)

2.40 (1.07–5.54)

0.78 (0.43–1.44)

 

Yes

32 (15.92)

20 (13.0)

10 (31.25)

P-value

   

0.038

 

0.268

 
  1. aThe association between EM and suicide after adjusted for the “age groups”
  2. bThe association between EM and suicide after adjusted for the “sex”