Age of First Suicide Attempt in Men and Women: An Admixture Analysis

Table 2

Current and lifetime risk factors for suicidal behavior among individuals with first SA by sex and age group.

	Women					Men
Risk factors	Early onset (AAO 18–37)	Late onset (AAO ≥ 38)				Early onset (AAO 18–52)	Late onset (AAO ≥ 53)
	𝑁=91 (62%)	𝑁=56 (38%)				𝑁=64 (78%)	𝑁=18 (22%)
	%	%	OR	95% CI		%	%	OR	95% CI
Any childhood risk factor	45.1	35.7	.68	.34	1.34	20.3	.0	NA	NA	NA
Physical abuse	12.5	9.1	.70	.23	2.14	10.9	.0	NA	NA	NA
Sexual abuse	8.0	7.3	.91	.25	3.26	3.1	.0	NA	NA	NA
Parental neglect	5.7	3.6	.62	.12	3.35	4.7	.0	NA	NA	NA
Emotional abuse	20.5	21.8	1.08	.48	2.47	7.8	.0	NA	NA	NA
Adulthood risk factor
Physical abuse	20.5	18.2	.86	.36	2.04	1.6	.0	NA	NA	NA
Sexual abuse	14.8	3.6	.22	.05	1.00	.0	.0	NA	NA	NA
Familial history of suicidal behavior
Family history of SA	16.9	22.4	1.42	.58	3.50	12.7	20.0	1.71	.38	7.63
Family history of  Lethal SB	6.6	6.2	.95	.22	4.16	3.6	13.3	4.07	.52	31.72
Stressful life events
Problems related to  primary support group	76.4	81.5	1.36	.58	3.16	73.4	58.8	.517	.170	1.574
Social environment	6.9	14.8	2.35	.77	7.19	14.1	17.60	1.31	.313	5.485
School	8.0	.0	NA	NA	NA	7.8	.0	NA	NA	NA
Work	29.2	20.4	.62	.28	1.39	40.6	35.3	.80	.26	2.43
Housing	9.0	11.1	1.27	.41	3.87	7.8	5.9	.74	.08	6.78
Finances	5.6	16.7	3.36	1.06	10.63	23.4	17.6	.70	.18	2.77
Access to health care	13.5	16.7	1.28	.50	3.28	14.1	29.4	2.55	.72	8.97
Legal system	3.4	.0	NA	NA	NA	1.6	.0	NA	NA	NA
Other psychosocial  problem	6.8	3.8	.55	.11	2.81	4.8	5.9	1.23	.12	12.63