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Table 3 Population attributable fractions for self-harm hospitalisation according to indicators of adolescent mental and physical health in the study population

From: Adolescent health and subsequent risk of self-harm hospitalisation: a 15-year follow-up of the Young-HUNT cohort

 

No. SHa

PAF %b (95% CI)

Anxiety/depression (SCL-5)

 Caseness symptoms anxiety/depression

26

22.4 (18.1–26.6)

(SCL-5 single items)

 Felt constantly afraid and anxious

11

10.1 (8.1–12.1)

 Felt tense or uneasy

19

18.3 (15.7–20.8)

 Felt hopelessness when thinking of the future

19

13.7 (8.8–18.3)

 Felt dejected or sad

17

12.2 (7.5–16.6)

 Worried too much about various things

22

15.6 (10.1–20.9)

Loneliness

 Very often/often

16

13.3 (10.1–16.4)

Bullied at school

 Very often/often

5

4.4 (2.6–6.1)

Epilepsy

 Yes

3

2.9 (1.8–4.0)

Migraine

 Yes

7

5.1 (2.1–8.0)

Stomach pain

 Sometimes/often

33

22.8 (13.9–30.8)

Headache

 Sometimes/often

52

34.6 (19.2–47.0)

  1. SH self-harm, SCL-5 Hopkins Symptom Checklist, 5-item version
  2. aTotal number of self-harm patients vary due to complete case analyses with varying number of missing observations
  3. bAdjusted for age (as time axis), gender, cohabitation situation and socioeconomic status/parental education level at baseline