Hospitalised COPD and associated OR for subsequent suicide, stratified by gender and age group
| Number distribution (in %) | OR (95% CI) for suicide | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure in study participants | Suicide cases n=19 869 | Population controls n=321 867 | Model I* | Model II† | Model III‡ |
| Total participants | |||||
| History of COPD: no | 19 722 (97.0) | 318 780 (99.0) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| History of COPD: yes | 592 (3.0) | 3087 (1.0) | 2.6 (2.3 to 2.8) | 2.1 (1.9 to 2.4) | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.2) |
| Females | |||||
| History of COPD: no | 7095 (96.9) | 122 761 (99.1) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| History of COPD: yes | 226 (3.1) | 1109 (0.9) | 3.3 (2.8 to 3.8) | 2.4 (2.0 to 2.9) | 2.3 (2.0 to 2.8) |
| Males | |||||
| History of COPD: no | 12 182 (97.1) | 196 019 (99.0) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| History of COPD: yes | 366 (2.9) | 1978 (1.0) | 2.2 (2.0 to 2.5) | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.3) | 1.9 (1.6 to 2.1) |
| 40–60 year olds | |||||
| History of COPD: no | 10 761 (98.9) | 206 270 (99.6) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| History of COPD: yes | 116 (1.1) | 772 (0.4) | 2.8 (2.3 to 3.5) | 1.6 (1.3 to 2.1) | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.9) |
| 61–95 year olds | |||||
| History of COPD: no | 8516 (94.7) | 112 510 (98.0) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| History of COPD: yes | 476 (5.3) | 2315 (2.0) | 2.4 (2.3 to 2.8) | 2.3 (2.0 to 2.5) | 2.2 (2.0 to 2.5) |
*Adjusted only for sex, age and birth date through matching.
†Further adjusted for history of psychiatric illness.
‡Moreover adjusted for annual income level, place of residence, citizenship and marital status.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.