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Table 2 Causes of death for residential school population and controls

From: Adolescents in a residential school for behavior disorders have an elevated mortality risk in young adulthood

Cause of death

RS

Control

95 % CI

N

%

N

%

HR

Lower

Upper

Sig.

Substance-related

25

42.4

5

11.9

24.31

9.30

63.53

***

Suicide

16

27.1

10

23.8

7.23

3.24

16.11

***

External causes

12

20.3

12

28.6

5.45

2.41

12.36

***

Disease or medical condition

1

1.7

12

28.6

0.49

0.06

3.82

NS

Unknown

5

8.5

3

7.1

8.33

1.99

34.87

**

Total

59

100

42

100

    
  1. HR hazard ratio, NS non-significant
  2. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01