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Table 3 Multiple linear regression of age-adjusted suicide rate in 2003–2007 on social trust and other sociodemographic characteristics for men and women in 20 cities/municipalities of Tokyo, Japan: An ecological analysis

From: Social capital and suicide: an ecological study in Tokyo, Japan

 

Men (n = 20)**

Women (n = 20)**

β

p

β

p

Social trust (%)*

−0.920

0.039

−0.023

0.971

Population

0.139

0.533

−0.175

0.617

Population density (pop./km2)

−0.524

0.255

0.461

0.518

Unemployment rate (%)

−0.134

0.567

0.213

0.563

Primary industry workers (%)

0.258

0.414

0.021

0.966

Proportion of elderly (%)

0.634

0.051

0.152

0.749

Psychiatrists (/105 pop.)

0.376

0.203

0.270

0.551

  1. * Adjusted for population, population density, unemployment rate, ratio of primary industry, ratio of elderly people, and number of psychiatrists
  2. ** N = 20 indicates the number of cities or municipalities of Tokyo, Japan
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