Table 3 Odds ratios^a and 95% CIs of alcohol and/or gun involved suicides associated with 10 percentage point increase in alcohol policy score or gun policy score, compared to no alcohol or firearm involvement

  Unadjusted GEE Model

0.80 (0.72, 0.88)*

1.14 (1.06, 1.23)*

1.02 (0.93, 1.11)

1.00 (0.95, 1.06)

  Adjusted GEE Model I^b (individual-level covariates)

0.78 (0.70, 0.86)*

1.15 (1.06, 1.23)*

1.02 (0.93, 1.11)

0.99 (0.93, 1.05)

  Adjusted GEE Model II^c (individual-and state-level covariates)

0.83 (0.62, 1.09)

1.05 (0.86, 1.28)

0.99 (0.71, 1.38)

0.91 (0.74, 1.12)

  Adjusted GEE Model III (addition of bac testing rate to model II)

0.96 (0.75, 1.23)

0.94 (0.76, 1.16)

1.06 (0.76, 1.50)

0.97 (0.78, 1.20)

  Adjusted GEE Model IV (addition of gun policy score to model III)

0.84 (0.60, 1.17)

0.62 (0.47, 0.81)*

0.46 (0.30, 0.71)*

0.66 (0.51, 0.85)*

  Unadjusted GEE Model

1.06 (1.02, 1.10)*

0.83 (0.80, 0.85)*

0.89 (0.86, 0.93)*

0.93 (0.90, 0.95)*

  Adjusted GEE Model I (individual-level covariates)

1.07 (1.03, 1.11)*

0.81 (0.79, 0.84)*

0.89 (0.85, 0.93)*

0.93 (0.90, 0.96)*

  Adjusted GEE Model II (individual-and state-level covariates)

0.93 (0.82, 1.05)

0.92 (0.86, 0.99)*

0.81 (0.70, 0.94)*

0.90 (0.80, 0.99)*

  Adjusted GEE Model III (addition of bac testing rate to model II)

0.96 (0.84, 1.10)

0.90 (0.84, 0.96)*

0.82 (0.71, 0.95)*

0.90 (0.81, 1.01)

  Adjusted GEE Model IV (addition of APS to model III)

0.92 (0.77, 1.10)

0.79 (0.72, 0.87)*

0.68 (0.57, 0.82)*

0.82 (0.71, 0.94)*