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Table 1 Incidence risk ratios of suicide for deceased aged 25–59 by month, Hong Kong, 2001-2008

From: Temporal patterns of charcoal burning suicides among the working age population in Hong Kong SAR: the influence of economic activity status and sex

 

Working (n = 701)

Non-working (n = 878)

Overall (n = 1649)a

 

Men (n = 498)

Women (n = 203)

All

Men (n = 571)

Women (n = 307)

All

Men (n = 1124)b

Women (n = 525)c

All

January

1.14

2.55 *

1.418

0.91

1.63

1.096

1.01

1.97 *

1.234

February

0.78

1.91

1.007

0.92

1.46

1.062

0.86

1.62 *

1.038

March

1.23

1.73

1.327

1.07

1.05

1.068

1.14

1.3

1.18

April

1.43

2.07 *

1.559 *

1.17

1.52

1.26

1.29

1.72 *

1.389 *

May

0.98

2.18 *

1.218

1.04

1.26

1.096

1.01

1.60 *

1.148

June

0.85

1.13

0.902

0.57 *

1.31

0.764

0.70 *

1.24

0.823

July

0.68

1.27

0.8

0.78

1.63

1

0.73 *

1.5

0.914

August

0.89

1.36

0.982

0.83

1

0.877

0.86

1.13

0.922

September

0.7

1.32

0.827

0.77

1.47

0.948

0.74

1.41

0.896

October

0.89

1

0.909

0.69

1.21

0.822

0.78

1.13

0.859

November

0.87

1.32

0.958

0.96

1.85 *

1.189

0.92

1.65 *

1.09

December #

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

  1. *significant at 5% level.
  2. # reference group.
  3. a 70 deceased had unknown economic activity status.
  4. b 55 male deceased had unknown economic activity status.
  5. c 15 female deceased had unknown economic activity status.
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