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Table 2 Associations Between Each Mental Disorder in the past 12 months and Level of Suicidal Risk

From: Association between level of suicide risk, characteristics of suicide attempts, and mental disorders among suicide attempters

 

High-risk attempters

(N = 36)

Moderate-risk attempters

(N = 126)

Low-risk attempters

(N = 30)

RR (high/ low)

RR (high/ moderate)

RR (moderate/ low)

%

AOR (95% CI)

%

AOR (95% CI)

%

AOR (95% CI)

Depressive disorder

36.1

14.35 (7.43–27.72)***

15.6

5.88 (3.53–9.78)***

6.7

1.97 (0.45–8.71)

5.42 (1.33–22.14)

2.29 (1.27–4.15)

2.36 (0.58–9.56)

Anxiety disorder

50.0

17.13 (9.14–32.13)***

25.4

5.25 (3.44–8.02)***

16.7

2.54 (0.95–6.74)

3.00 (1.26–7.12)

1.97 (1.26–3.07)

1.52 (0.65–3.58)

PTSD

11.1

22.92 (8.25–63.64) ***

2.4

4.60 (1.33–15.93)*

3.3

9.06 (1.48–55.39)*

3.33 (0.39–28.25)

4.67 (1.09–19.90)

0.71 (0.08–6.63)

OCD

16.7

40.49 (15.46–106.06)***

4.8

12.24 (4.80–31.24)***

0.0

 

N/A

3.50 (1.20–10.20)

N/A

Specific phobia

30.6

9.47 (4.84–18.52)***

15.9

3.98 (2.41–6.59)***

10.0

1.94 (0.59–6.42)

3.06 (0.94–9.95)

1.93 (1.02–3.64)

1.59 (0.50–4.99)

Somatoform disorder

8.6

6.04 (1.94–18.81)**

3.2

2.80 (1.02–7.63)*

13.3

11.75 (3.88–35.60)***

0.63 (0.15–2.58)

2.63 (0.62–11.20)

0.24 (0.06–0.90)

Nicotine use disorder

23.6

13.14 (5.48–31.49)***

7.9

2.63 (1.33–5.23)**

6.7

3.13 (0.71–13.79)

3.43 (0.79–14.92)

2.88 (1.23–6.74)

1.19 (0.28–5.15)

Alcohol use disorder

27.8

15.31 (7.41–31.66)***

12.5

4.00 (2.28–7.02)***

10.0

2.89 (0.83–10.04)

2.78 (0.84–9.18)

2.20 (1.10–4.43)

1.26 (0.39–4.05)

Any mental disorder

83.3

28.77 (13.09–63.22)***

46.0

5.04 (3.53–7.22)***

36.7

3.42 (1.63–7.17)**

2.27 (1.39–3.72)

1.81 (1.43–2.30)

1.26 (0.76–2.08)

  1. AOR odd ratio adjusted for sex and age, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, GAD generalized anxiety disorder, OCD obsessive compulsive disorder, AOR odd ratios adjusted for age and gender, RR Relative Risk
  2. ***, p < 0.001; **, p < 0.01; *. p < 0.05
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