Table 1 Sample Characteristics and Results of Risk Factors Associated With Completed Suicide Among People Treated for Drug Use Disorders Between 2000 and 2010 (n = 27,942)
From: Suicide among people treated for drug use disorders: a Danish national record-linkage study
| Â | n/percentage (mean/standard deviation) | Sub hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) |
|---|---|---|
Year before drug use disorder treatment variables1 | ||
 Criminal charges within the past year | 11,663 (41.7) | 0.86 (0.62, 1.20) |
 Self-harm within the past year | 631 (2.3) | 1.48 (0.70, 3.10) |
 Psychiatric care within the past year | 5298 (19.0) | 1.96 (1.39, 2.77) |
Clinical variables2 | ||
 Use of opioids | 11,131 (39.8) | 1.81 (1.23, 2.68) |
 Use of central stimulants | 8661 (31.0) | 0.85 (0.58, 1.25) |
 Use of cannabis | 14,651 (52.4) | 0.69 (0.50, 0.96) |
 Use of Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine | 2023 (7.2) | 0.71 (0.34, 1.46) |
 Alcohol use (problem drinking) | 7182 (25.7) | 1.56 (1.09, 2.23) |
 Use of benzodiazepines | 4458 (16.0) | 1.18 (0.79, 1.76) |
 Intravenous drug use | 15,299 (54.8) | 1.23 (0.86, 1.78) |
Treatment status2 | ||
 Previously treated | 9623 (34.5) | Reference |
 Never treated | 15,212 (54.4) | 1.14 (0.78, 1.67) |
 Missing information | 3107 (11.1) | 1.44 (0.84, 2.45) |
Socio-demographics1 | ||
 Female gender | 6771 (24.2) | 0.71 (0.47, 1.05) |
 Age (mean/standard deviation) | 27,942 (33.5/10.5) | 0.97 (0.95, 0.98) |
 Not in education, employment or training | 19,276 (69.0) | 1.13 (0.76, 1.70) |
 Living without partner | 20,204 (72.3) | 1.10 (0.75, 1.63) |
 Immigranta | 2286 (8.2) | 0.78 (0.41, 1.47) |