Table 2 Suicide index. Contributing factors to suicide experienced by the suicide and accident victims
Contributing factors | Suicide victims | Accident victims | Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n = positive score (%) | n = positive score (%) | OR | CI | p |
Loss | 21 (50) | 7 (17) | 5.0 | 1.8-13.8 | <.01 |
Conflict | 24 (59) | 5 (12) | 10.4 | 3.4-32.1 | .01 |
Bullied | 12 (29) | 6 (14) | 2.4 | .8-7.2 | .18 |
Suicide interest | 19 (46) | 1 (2) | 35.4 | 4.4-282.4 | .01 |
Suicide threat | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | Â | Â | .06 |
Suicide attempt* | 5 (12) | 0 (0) | Â | Â | .03 |
Self harm | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1.0 | .1-16.5 | 1.00 |
Mental health problems | 14 (33) | 5 (12) | 3.7 | 1.2-11.5 | .04 |
Sub-threshold depression | 8 (16) | 1 (2) | 9.9 | 1.2-83.5 | .02 |
Depression* | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | Â | Â | .06 |
Any other psychiatric diagnosis | 6 (14) | 3 (7) | 2.3 | .5-9.9 | .31 |
Vulnerable/touchy | 21 (50) | 4 (10) | 9.5 | 2.9-31.4 | <.01 |
Worried/anxious | 7 (17) | 1 (2) | 7.8 | .9-66.6 | .06 |
Self or socially confident** | 38 (91) | 27 (64) | 5.3 | 1.6-17.7 | <.01 |
Impulsive/temperamental | 6 (14) | 0 (0) | Â | Â | .03 |
Suicide in family or local community | 18 (43) | 1 (2) | 30.8 | 3.9-245.1 | <.01 |