Research Article

Schizophrenia and Suicide Attempts: Findings from a Representative Community-Based Canadian Sample

Table 2

Odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of lifetime suicide attempt among those with schizophrenia from a representative community-based sample ().

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
ACEs onlyDemographics and substance abuseDemographics, substance abuse, and mental healthFully adjusted

Adverse childhood experiences
 Witnessed parental domestic violence
  >10 times 6.95
(2.30, 20.99)
2.58
(0.64, 10.30)
  ≤10 times (Ref)1.001.00
 Physical abuse
  Abused 2.66
(0.94, 7.51)
5.75
(1.53, 21.58)
  None (Ref)1.001.00
 Sexual abuse
  Abused1.00
(0.33, 3.04)
0.45
(0.13, 1.61)
  None (Ref)1.001.00
Demographics
 Sex
  Female2.13
(0.91, 4.98)
3.10
(1.19, 8.04)
4.59
(1.21, 17.35)
  Male (Ref)1.001.001.00
Drug or alcohol abuse
 Yes 2.24
(0.96, 5.22)
5.02
(1.77, 14.26)
6.31
(1.83, 21.72)
 No (Ref)1.001.001.00
Mental health
 Anxiety
  Lifetime anxiety disorder0.37
(0.13, 1.02)
0.31
(0.10, 0.94)
  No anxiety disorder (Ref)1.001.00
 Depression
  Lifetime depressive disorder6.97
(2.37, 20.52)
4.93
(1.26, 19.28)
  No depression (Ref)1.001.00

Nagelkerke square value0.2410.0740.2500.381
−2 Log likelihood115.5129.629114.7101.9

ACE: adverse childhood experience.