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Table 2 Univariate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI 95%) for suicide attempt in people sickness absent due to stress-related mental disorders, SRMD (N=36,304)

From: Predictors of suicidal behaviour in 36,304 individuals sickness absent due to stress-related mental disorders - a Swedish register linkage cohort study

Characteristics

N (%)

HR

CI 95%

Socio-demographic characteristics

   

Sex

   

   Male

65 (0.7)

0.86

0.65–1.13

   Female

201 (0.8)

1

 

Age (years)

   

   17–25

42 (2.3)

3.51

2.41–5.11

   26–35

75 (0.9)

1.38

1.00–1.90

   36–45

76 (0.7)

1

 

   46–55

60 (0.7)

0.99

0.71–1.39

   56–65

13 (0.2)

0.35

0.19–0.63

Education (years)

   

   0 to 9

55 (1.3)

3.60

2.45–5.28

   10 to 12

162 (0.9)

2.55

1.85–3.51

   Above 12

49 (0.4)

1

 

Country of birth

   

   Sweden

228 (0.7)

1

 

   Other Nordic countries

14 (1.1)

1.50

0.88–2.58

   Other European countries

< 4 (0.3)

0.39

0.10–1.57

   Outside Europe

22 (0.9)

1.23

0.79–1.90

Residence

   

   Big cities

105 (0.7)

1

 

   Medium sized cities

89 (0.7)

0.92

0.70–1.22

   Small town

72 (0.8)

1.02

0.76–1.38

Family sitation

   

   Married/cohabiting with children a

17 (0.4)

1

 

   Married/cohabiting without children a

76 (0.5)

0.67

0.40–1.14

   Single people without children a

108 (0.9)

1.74

1.30–2.33

   Single people with children a

65 (1.0)

1.93

1.39–2.69

Sickness absence characteristics b

   

Repeated spells

   

   1 spell due to SRMD*

245 (0.7)

1

 

   > 1 spell due to SRMD*

21 (1.2)

1.71

1.10–2.70

Spells with mental/somatic disorders

   

   Only spells with mental disorders

221 (0.7)

1

 

   One additional spell with somatic disorders

38 (1.1)

1.70

1.20–2.40

   Multiple spells with somatic disorders

7 (1.8)

2.70

1.27–5.71

Full-time c

   

   No

13 (0.3)

1

 

   Yes

253 (0.8)

2.84

1.63–5.00

Part-time d

   

   No

163 (0.9)

1

 

   Yes

103 (0.6)

0.63

0.5–0.81

Duration (days) e

   

   1–14

48 (0.5)

1

 

   15–90

109 (0.6)

1.33

0.95–1.87

   91–180

38 (1.0)

2.16

1.41–3.30

   181–365

25 (1.0)

2.16

1.33–3.50

   > 365

46 (1.8)

3.83

2.55–5.73

Number of spells (any disorders) f

   

   1

184 (0.6)

1

 

   2

61 (1.2)

1.90

1.42–2.53

   > 2

21 (2.2)

3.60

2.29–5.65

Health care characteristics

   

Hospital stay due to mental disorders (days) g

  

   No hospital stay

188 (0.5)

1

 

   1 to 8

34 (5.1)

9.89

6.90–14.25

   > 8

44 (7.3)

14.25

10.26–19.79

Hospital stay due to somatic diagnoses (days) g

  

   No hospital stay

116 (0.5)

1

 

   1 to 4

67 (1.2)

2.56

1.90–3.50

   > 4

83 (1.7)

3.79

2.86–5.03

Outpatient care visits due to mental disorders g

  

   No visits

161 (0.5)

1

 

   1

33 (1.9)

3.88

2.67–5.64

   > 1

72 (4.7)

10.0

7.54–13.15

Outpatient care visits due to somatic disorders g

  

   No visits

23 (0.3)

1

 

   1 to 4

79 (0.5)

1.87

1.17–2.97

   > 4

164 (1.5)

5.63

3.64–8.71

  1. * SRMD – stress-related mental disorders, a Children living at home; b Sickness absence due to stress-related mental disorders; c Individual had at least one full-time period (at least one day with 100% sickness absence) in the first sickness absence spell due to stress-related mental disorders; d Individual had at least one part-time period (day) in the first sickness absence spell due to stress-related mental disorders; e Duration of the first sickness absence spell due to stress-related mental disorders initiated in 2005; f Number of new sick leave spells initiated in 2005 regardless of diagnosis; g Cut-offs are based on the diagnosis-specific median.