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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and risk of suicide between suicides and suicide attempters in the Malekan County, from 2014–2017

From: Outcomes of community-based suicide prevention program in primary health care of Iran

Variables

Attempters (N = 821)

Suicides (N = 32)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Gender

 Female

525 (63.95)

9 (28.12)

1

1

 Male

296 (36.05)

23 (71.9)

4.6 (1.99–10.63)

0.001

Age

 10–25

504 (61.39)

9 (28.125)

1

1

 26–40

241 (29.35)

18 (56.25)

4.22 (1.75–10.15)

0.001

  ≥ 40

76 (9.25)

5 (15.63)

3.76 (1.1–12.92)

0.035

Occupation

 Student

181 (22.05)

7 (21.87)

1

1

 Farming related

24 (2.92)

2 (6.25)

2.42 (0.36–16.03)

0.357

 Housewife

540 (66.77)

5 (15.63)

0.23 (0.07–0.80)

0.021

 Unemployed or free

76 (9.25)

18 (56.25)

1.43 (0.68–3.17)

0.038

Marital status

 Single

140 (17.05)

10 (31.25)

1

1

 Married

611 (74.42)

21 (65.63)

0.47 (0.20–1.12)

0.091

 Widow and Divorced

70 (8.53)

1 (3.12)

0.2 (0.23–1.73)

0.144

Educational level

 Primary school

277 (33.74)

10 (31.25)

1

1

 Secondary school

427 (52.00)

19 (59.38)

1.23 (0.53–4.21)

0.623

 High school and Academic

118 (14.37)

3 (9.37)

0.70 (0.17–2.82)

0.626

Family size

 2 ≥ 

155 (18.83)

4 (12.5)

1.37 (0.72–3.27)

0.317

 3–4

443 (53.9)

16 (50.00)

  ≥ 4

223 (27.16)

12 (37.5)

Income (Rials)

  < 5 million

383 (46.65)

8 (25.00)

1

1

 5 –10 million

304 (37.02)

13 (40.62)

2.05 (0.79–5.3)

0.138

 10–20 million

91 (11.08)

4 (12.5)

2.11 (0.56–7.88)

0.263

  > 20 million

43 (5.24)

7 (21.88)

7.87 (2.24–27.57)

0.001

Resident

 Urban

166 (20.22)

2 (6.25)

1

1

 Rural

655 (79.78)

30 (93.75)

3.22 (0.812–12.78)

0.079

Live alone

43 (5.23)

1 (3.12)

0.94 (0.91- 1.19)

0.530

Substance abuse

45 (5.48)

2 (6.250

1.11 (1.00–1.27)

0.042

Alcohol Consumption (daily)

41 (4.99)

11 (34.37)

1.43 (1.12–1.85)

0.001

Smoking (daily)

147 (17.90)

3 (9.37)

1.49 (1.12- 2.06)

0.001