From: Suicidal risk factors and completed suicide: meta-analyses based on psychological autopsy studies
Author, published year (reference no.) | Country | No. of cases/controls | Age class, proportion of male (%) | Source of controls | Previous suicide attempt or deliberate self-harm | OR (95% CI)a |
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Appleby et al. 1999 [20] | UK | 84/64 | Young, 81 | GP lists | Deliberate self-harm | 31.67 (9.96–128) |
Foster et al. 1999 [21] | Ireland | 116/116 | All, 79 | GP lists (deceased) | Deliberate self-harm | 13.97 (6.03–35.82) |
Vijayakumar et al. 1999 [19] | India | 100/100 | All, 55 | Community | Previous suicide attempt | 5.17 (2.04–14.71) |
Brent et al. 1999 [18] | US | 140/131 | Young, 77 | Community | Previous suicide attempt | 89.27 (14.60–3,613) |
Cheng et al. 2000 [38] | Taiwan | 113/226 | All, 62 | Community | Previous suicide attempt | 6.50 (2.77–16.45) |
Hawton et al. 2002 [34]c | UK | 42/84 | All, 0 | Female nurses | Deliberate self-harm | 102.50 (20.46–931) |
Phillips et al. 2002 [35] | China | 519/536 | All, 63 | Community (deceased) | Previous suicide attempt | 36.22 (14.89–114) |
Owens et al. 2003 [24] | UK | 100/100 | All, 67 | GP lists | Deliberate self-harm | 63.30 (10.00–2,588) |
Gururaj et al. 2004 [26] | India | 269/269 | All, 64 | Community | Previous suicide attempt | 38.77 (6.37–1,581) |
Chiu et al. 2004 [36] | Hong Kong | 70/100 | Old, 44 | Community | Previous suicide attempt | 39.60 (5.89–1,657) |
Zonda et al. 2006 [31] | Hungary | 100/100 | All, 67 | Community (deceased) | Previous suicide attempt | 2.27 (1.05–5.04) |
Summaryb | No. of populations | |||||
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Total (both genders) | 10 | 1,611/1,742 |
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| 16.33 (7.51–35.52) *P < 0.001 |