Table 1

The effect of different variables at baseline and during the follow up on the outcome of death and suicide.
Independent variable
 n
 Dependent variable
 Sign
 Risk ratio
 n
 Dependent variable
 Sign
 Risk ratio


Dead
 Alive


Suicide
 Alive

Sex
 1400



1381



Male
 667
 24
 643
 (-)
654
 11
 643
 (-)
Female
 733
 14
 719

727
 8
 719












Family
 1379



1360



Split family
 724
 16
 708
 (-)
716
 8
 708
 (-)
Complete family
 655
 22
 633

644
 11
 633












Adoption
 1400



1381



Adopted
 35
 2
 33
 (-)
34
 1
 33
 (-)
Natural child
 1365
 36
 1329

1347
 18
 1329












Problems at school
 1170



1153



Problems
 544
 26
 518
 ***
 1.9<4.3<9.8
 529
 11
 518
 (-)
No problems
 626
 7
 619

624
 5
 619












Age at first admission to CAP
 1400



1381



Older than age 13
 642
 19
 623
 (-)
634
 11
 623
 (-)
13 years and younger
 758
 19
 739

747
 8
 739












General psychiatry care during the follow up
 1400



1381



General psychiatry care
 531
 23
 508
 **
 1.3<2.5<4.8
 521
 13
 508
 **
 1.3<3.5<9.2
No general psychiatry care
 869
 15
 854

860
 6
 854












Conviction for offenses during the follow up
 1400



1381



Convicted for offenses
 499
 21
 478
 *
 1.9<2.2<4.2
 486
 8
 478
 (-)
Not convicted for offences
 901
 17
 884

895
 11
 884












Reason for admission to CAP
 1389



1370














Anxiety
 181
 1
 180
 (-)
180
 0
 180
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1208
 37
 1171

1190
 19
 1171












Depression
 60
 0
 60
 (-)
60
 0
 60
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1329
 38
 1291

1310
 19
 1291












Suicide attempt, suicide thoughts
 71
 2
 69
 (-)
71
 2
 69
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1318
 36
 1282

1299
 17
 1282












Psychosis
 21
 1
 20
 (-)
20
 0
 20
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1368
 37
 1331

1350
 19
 1331












Behavioral disorder
 292
 17
 275
 **
 1.6<3.0<5.7
 282
 7
 275
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1097
 21
 1076

1088
 12
 1076












Mental retardation and developmental problems
 80
 1
 79
 (-)
79
 0
 79
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1309
 37
 1272

1291
 19
 1272












Abused and/or neglected
 38
 1
 37
 (-)
38
 1
 37
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1351
 37
 1314

1332
 18
 1314












Relationship problems
 258
 6
 252
 (-)
257
 5
 252
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1131
 32
 1099

1113
 14
 1099












Reaction to stress
 52
 0
 52
 (-)
52
 0
 52
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1337
 38
 1299

1318
 19
 1299












Somatic problems and eating disorders
 138
 0
 138
 (-)
138
 0
 138
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1251
 38
 1213

1232
 19
 1213












Enuresis or encopresis
 47
 2
 45
 (-)
46
 1
 45
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1342
 36
 1306

1324
 18
 1306












Sleep disorders
 34
 1
 33
 (-)
33
 0
 33
 (-)
Other cause for admission
 1355
 37
 1318

1337
 19
 1318

Notes: *** = P < 0.001; ** = P < 0.01; * = P < 0.05

Engqvist and Rydelius BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:51   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-51