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Table 3 Sex-specific and age group-specific associations between social environment characteristics and suicide rate

From: Suicide rate and social environment characteristics in South Korea: the roles of socioeconomic, demographic, urbanicity, general health behaviors, and other environmental factors on suicide rate

 

Male

Female

Aged 10 ~ 39y

Aged 40 ~ 59y

Aged 60 + y

% of population aged 65 and older eligible for the basic pension

0.16 (0.09, 0.24)*

0.03 (-0.02, 0.07)

0.02 (-0.03, 0.08)

0.06 (-0.02, 0.14)

0.35 (0.23, 0.46)*

% vacant houses in the area

0.21 (0.06, 0.36)*

0.09 (0.00, 0.18)

0.20 (0.08, 0.32)*

0.23 (0.06, 0.40)*

0.53 (0.27, 0.79)*

% divorce

2.96 (1.57, 4.34)*

1.10 (0.24, 1.96)*

1.47 (0.35, 2.59)*

4.49 (2.88, 6.09)*

4.23 (1.85, 6.61)*

% single elderly households

0.11 (0.00, 0.22)

-0.01 (-0.09, 0.06)

0.14 (0.04, 0.23)*

0.07 (-0.06, 0.20)

-0.25 (-0.46, -0.05)*

% detached houses

0.05 (0.02, 0.08)*

0.02 (0.00, 0.04)*

0.04 (0.01, 0.06)*

0.11 (0.08, 0.15)*

-0.05 (-0.11, 0.00)*

% of people who regularly participated in religious activities

-0.17 (-0.27, -0.08)*

0.00 (-0.06, 0.05)

-0.02 (-0.09, 0.05)

-0.22 (-0.33, -0.12)*

-0.46 (-0.61, -0.30)*

Number of sports facilities per 1,000 persons

-3.93 (-9.28, 1.42)

-2.46 (-6.02, 1.10)

-6.67 (-11.34, -2.01)*

-1.52 (-7.97, 4.92)

16.13 (6.33, 25.92)*

Park area per person (km2)

0.00 (-0.02, 0.01)

-0.01 (-0.03, 0.00)*

-0.02 (-0.03, 0.00)*

0.00 (-0.02, 0.02)

0.04 (0.01, 0.07)*

% current smokers

0.33 (0.15, 0.51)*

0.02 (-0.10, 0.14)

0.20 (0.04, 0.36)*

0.29 (0.07, 0.51)*

0.37 (0.03, 0.71)*

% of people exhibiting high-risk drinking

-0.11 (-0.23, 0.02)

0.02 (-0.06, 0.11)

-0.04 (-0.15, 0.07)

-0.08 (-0.23, 0.07)

-0.04 (-0.27, 0.20)

% of population with recognized stress

0.03 (-0.08, 0.13)

-0.01 (-0.08, 0.06)

0.03 (-0.07, 0.12)

0.01 (-0.12, 0.14)

0.12 (-0.08, 0.31)

% of population with obesity

0.11 (-0.04, 0.26)

0.11 (0.01, 0.21)*

-0.01 (-0.14, 0.13)

0.10 (-0.08, 0.28)

0.43 (0.15, 0.70)*

  1. Note) Numbers: Changes in suicide rate per 100,000 persons (95% credible interval)
  2. *p < 0.05