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Table 3 Odds ratio of suicide for men and women. Association between marital status, educational attainment, at least one child, and risk of suicide. Also controlled for age group and time

From: Marital status, educational attainment, and suicide risk: a Norwegian register-based population study

 

Men

Women

Variable

Odds ratio

95% CI

Odds ratio

95% CI

Educational attainment

Ref: secondary education

  

 Primary education

1.27***

1.17–1.38

1.29***

1.13–1.47

 Tertiary education

0.72***

0.65–0.80

1.03

0.89–1.19

Marital status

Ref: married

  

 Never married

2.21***

1.98–2.48

1.75***

1.44–2.12

 Widow/widower

2.78***

1.83–4.26

2.89***

2.08–4.01

 Divorced

3.37***

3.05–3.73

3.60***

3.14–4.14

 Separated

5.49***

4.80–6.28

5.03***

4.08–6.21

At least one child

0.63***

0.56–0.69

0.51***

0.43–0.61

_cons

0.00011***

 

0.00004***

 

Prob > chi2

0.000

 

0.000

 
  1. *p < .05
  2. **p < .01
  3. ***p < .001