Table 2 Negative Binomial Regression analysis (N = 379)
From: Trends of completed suicide rates among Malaysian elderly between 1995 and 2020
Factor | IRR | 95%CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Sex | ||||
Female | 1 | |||
Male | 1.89 | 1.46 | 2.45 | < 0.001 |
Age group | ||||
> 85 | 1 | |||
75–84 | 2.16 | 1.45 | 3.21 | < 0.001 |
60–74 | 4.26 | 2.94 | 6.18 | < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Malay | 1 | |||
Chinese | 5.81 | 3.70 | 9.12 | < 0.001 |
Indian | 2.37 | 1.48 | 3.82 | < 0.001 |
Others | 1.08 | 0.59 | 1.97 | 0.807 |
Suicide method | ||||
Pesticide poisoning | 1 | |||
Hanging | 4.76 | 2.34 | 9.65 | < 0.001 |
Other specified means | 0.96 | 0.40 | 2.26 | 0.919 |
Other intentions: self-poisoning | 0.92 | 0.37 | 2.28 | 0.860 |