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Table 2 Age-specific mortality rates by gender among discharged VA patients over the period 1993-2002, and mortality rate ratio

From: Military veteran mortality following a survived suicide attempt

  

Males

  

Females

  

Age group

Deaths

Person years of follow-up

Rate of death*

Deaths

Person years of follow-up

death*

Rate ratio (RR)

Under 30

33

3827.3

862.2

7

1017.3

688.1

1.25

30-39

250

16486.9

1516.4

18

2672.3

673.6

2.25

40-49

739

27929.8

2645.9

26

1902.8

1366.4

1.94

50-59

309

7624.6

4052.7

2

236.6

845.5

4.79

60-69

206

2822.3

7299.1

5

109.0

4586.8

1.59

70 and older

232

1450.4

15995.5

9

62.4

14424.1

1.11

Total

1769

60141.3

 

67

6000.4

 

2.63

 

Crude rate = 2941.4

Standardized rate = 1953.7

Crude rate = 1116.6

Standardized rate = 1099.1

    

Standardized rate ratio = 1.92 (95% CI 1.38 to 2.67)

  1. Standardized rates and standardized rate ratio computed using males as the standard.
  2. * Rate per 100,000 person years.