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Table 4 Hazard ratio of repeat self-harm hospitalizations

From: Repeat self-harm hospitalizations in Canada: a survival analysis

Variable

All sexes

Female

Male

Hazard ratio

Adjusted

hazard ratio

Hazard ratio

Adjusted

hazard ratio

Hazard ratio

Adjusted

hazard ratio

Sex

      

 Male

(ref)

(ref)

──

──

──

──

 Female

1.40 (1.34, 1.46)

1.32 (1.26, 1.39)

──

──

──

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Age group, years

      

 10–14

2.31 (2.05, 2.61)

2.07 (1.82, 2.34)

2.36 (2.03, 2.75)

2.34 (2.00, 2.75)

1.47 (1.10, 1.97)

1.46 (1.09, 1.95)

 15–19

1.79 (1.60, 2.00)

1.68 (1.50, 1.89)

1.92 (1.66, 2.21)

1.91 (1.65, 2.23)

1.24 (1.03, 1.49)

1.27 (1.05, 1.54)

 20–24

1.81 (1.62, 2.03)

1.76 (1.56, 1.98)

1.96 (1.69, 2.28)

1.96 (1.67, 2.30)

1.47 (1.23, 1.77)

1.50 (1.24, 1.81)

 25–44

1.73 (1.55, 1.92)

1.75 (1.56, 1.95)

1.89 (1.64, 2.18)

1.91 (1.65, 2.23)

1.51 (1.29, 1.77)

1.54 (1.31, 1.82)

 45–64

1.54 (1.38, 1.71)

1.55 (1.38, 1.74)

1.59 (1.37, 1.84)

1.64 (1.40, 1.91)

1.45 (1.23, 1.70)

1.45 (1.23, 1.72)

 65+

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

Method

      

 Poisoning-nonsubstance related

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Poisoning-substance related

1.06 (1.01, 1.12)

1.14 (1.06, 1.21)

1.05 (0.99, 1.12)

1.13 (1.06, 1.21)

1.18 (1.05, 1.32)

1.17 (1.04, 1.32)

 Cutting/piercing

1.07 (0.99, 1.17)

1.19 (1.08, 1.31)

1.39 (1.25, 1.54)

1.43 (1.27, 1.61)

0.96 (0.82, 1.11)

0.92 (0.78, 1.09)

 Othera

0.79 (0.70, 0.89)

0.92 (0.81, 1.04)

1.09 (0.93, 1.27)

1.13 (0.96, 1.33)

0.75 (0.62, 0.90)

0.75 (0.62, 0.91)

Mental disorder

      

 No

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Yes

1.10 (1.04, 1.15)

1.17 (1.11, 1.24)

1.12 (1.05, 1.19)

1.19 (1.11, 1.26)

1.05 (0.96, 1.15)

1.15 (1.04, 1.26)

Remoteness

      

 Easily accessible area

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Accessible area

1.04 (0.98, 1.09)

1.04 (0.98, 1.09)

1.10 (1.03, 1.17)

1.08 (1.02, 1.16)

0.91 (0.83, 1.01)

0.91 (0.82, 1.00)

 Less accessible area

1.08 (1.01, 1.16)

1.08 (1.01, 1.16)

1.10 (1.02, 1.20)

1.08 (1.00, 1.18)

1.04 (0.92, 1.18)

1.03 (0.91, 1.17)

 Remote area

1.13 (1.05, 1.23)

1.13 (1.05, 1.23)

1.21 (1.10, 1.33)

1.19 (1.08, 1.30)

0.92 (0.78, 1.08)

0.93 (0.79, 1.09)

 Very remote area

1.06 (0.94, 1.19)

1.06 (0.94, 1.19)

1.07 (0.93, 1.22)

1.04 (0.91, 1.19)

0.98 (0.78, 1.24)

1.02 (0.81, 1.30)

  1. Bolded values indicate statistically significant at p < 0.05
  2. aThe ‘Other’ category includes all intentional self-harm methods (ICD-10 codes X60-X84, Y87.0) other than poisoning and cutting/piercing, such as hanging, drowning, firearm, jumping, crashing, and other specified or unspecified means etc