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Table 3 Factors related to suicide attempt in men and women using univariate logistic regression

From: Association between cigarette smoking and suicide in psychiatric inpatients

       Variable

Univariate analysis for women

P-value

Univariate analysis for men

P-value

 

OR (95% CI)

 

OR (95% CI)

 

Age

0.95 (0.93-0.98)

0.001

0.94 (0.93-0.96)

<0.001

Level of education

    

    Less than high school

Reference

 

Reference

 

    High school

2.83 (1.06-7.56)

0.038

1.39 (0.89-2.18)

0.143

    University

3.64 (0.82-16.01)

0.088

2.25 (1.04-4.85)

0.038

Marital status

    

    Single

Reference

 

Reference

 

    Married

1.92 (0.66-5.57)

0.229

1.58 (1.01-2.48)

0.045

    Divorced, separated, and other

2.26 (1.08-4.76)

0.030

1.30 (0.80-2.11)

0.287

Tenure

    

    Private

4.82 (2.18-10.67)

<0.001

4.43 (2.54-7.71)

<0.001

    Rented

8.36 (1.93-36.22)

0.004

5.88 (3.05-11.32)

<0.001

    Other

Reference

 

Reference

 

Unemployment

    

    Yes

Reference

 

Reference

 

    No

5.43 (2.51-11.82)

<0.001

1.46 (1.03-2.06)

0.033

Type of psychiatric disorder

    

    Schizophrenia

0.25 (0.10-0.62)

0.003

1.00 (0.65-1.55)

0.971

    Bipolar

0.28 (0.10-0.79)

0.016

1.64 (0.97-2.77)

0.061

    Depression

0 (0–0)

0.999

1.10 (0.64-1.88)

0.715

    Other

Reference

 

Reference

 

Cigarette smoking†

    

    Yes

2.24 (1.05-4.80)

0.037

2.09 (1.29-3.41)

<0.001

    No

Reference

 

Reference

 

Alcohol abuse

    

    Yes

21.78 (2.37-200.31)

0.006

3.91 (2.61-5.86)

<0.001

    No

Reference

 

Reference

 
  1. † Current or ex-smoker versus never smoker.