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Table 4 Mortality among violent offenders, victims, and individuals who were both offenders and victims, stratified for hospitalization with an alcohol- or drug-related or a psychiatric diagnosis

From: Mortality and causes of death among violent offenders and victims-a Swedish population based longitudinal study

 

Alcohol inpatient care (only)

 
 

Violence + alcohol

N

Violence (only)

N

Mortality

HR (95% CI)

Violent offenses + alcohol vs. violence only

596

1,543

3.75 (2.96-4.78)

Victimization + alcohol vs. victimization only

148

352

3.86 (2.46-6.07)

Violence + victimization + alcohol vs. violence + victimization only

146

89

2.45 (1.26-4.77)

 

Drug inpatient care

 
 

Violence +drugs

Violence (only)

 

Violent offenses + drug vs. violence only

206

1,933

3.91 (2.99-5.11)

Victimization + drug vs. victimization only

44

456

1.97 (1.07-3.65)

Violence + victimization + drugs vs. violence + victimization only

65

170

2.56 (1.47-4.42)

 

Psychiatric inpatient care

 
 

Violence + psychiatric

Violence (only)

Mortality

Violent offenses + psychiatric vs. violence only

463

1676

2.54 (1.99-3.23)

Victimization + psychiatric vs. victimization only

116

384

3.80 (2.44-5.93)

Violence + victimization + psychiatric vs. violence + victimization only

91

144

2.0, (1.58-3.45)

 

Alcohol inpatient care

 
 

Violence + alcohol

No violence + alcohol

Mortality

Violent offenses + alcohol vs. others

596

48,238

5.53 (4.70-6.50)

Victim + alcohol vs. others

148

48,686

6.45 (4.81-8.61)

Violence + victimization + alcohol vs. others

146

48,688

5.64 (4.14-7.68)

 

Drug inpatient care

 
 

Violence + alcohol

No violence + drug

 

Violent offenses + drug vs. others

206

48,628

7.67 (6.08-9.68)

Victimization + drug vs. others

44

48,790

3.39 (3.06-9.51)

Violence + victimization + drugs

   

vs. others

55

48,769

7.74 (5.18-11.57)

 

Psychiatric inpatient care

 
 

Violence + psychiatric

No violence + psychiatric

Mortality

Violent offenses + psychiatric vs. others

463

48,371

4.81 (3.97-5.83)

Victimization + psychiatric vs. others

116

48,718

7.07 (5.16-9.70)

Violence + victimization + psychiatric vs. others

91

48,743

6.25 (4.31-9.07)

  1. Bivariate analyses using Cox proportional regression. Hazard ratios (HRs) are given with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs)