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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate analyses for predictors of self-harm for ChildSOs and AdultSOs

From: Self-harm and suicidality among three subgroups of male sex offenders: results from an Australian prisoner cohort

 

ChildSOs

AdultSOs

Bivariate

Multivariate

Bivariate

Multivariate

OR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

Age at survey

.947

[.98, 1.00]

.061

.951

[.88, 1.02]

.179

.958

[.92, 1.00]

.043

.930

[.86, 1.00]

.062

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

.667

[.12, 3.58]

.636

   

2.400

[.94, 6.13]

.067

   

Childhood care placement

.346

[.04, 3.01]

.336

   

1.146

[.39, 3.41]

.807

   

Less than high school education

3.667

[.42, 31.73]

.238

   

3.173

[1.01, 9.98]

.048

1.685

[.33, 8.61]

.531

Employed before prison

.376

[.07, 2.00]

.252

   

1.000

[.40, 2.52]

1.000

   

Unstable accommodation before prison

1.743

[.18, 17.13]

.634

   

.915

[.19, 4.38]

.911

   

Single

1.640

[.38, 7.15]

.510

   

2.279

[.79, 6.61]

.130

   

Has children

1.171

[.21, 6.42]

.856

   

1.224

[.39, 3.83]

.729

   

First imprisonment

.704

[.15, 3.25]

.652

   

.507

[.17, 1.48]

.214

   

Four or more chronic health conditions

1.667

[.37, 7.55]

.507

   

1.226

[.44, 3.43]

.698

   

Any intravenous drug use

2.500

[.22, 27.94]

.457

   

2.786

[.94, 8.25]

.064

   

Any mental health issue(s)

7.903

[.92, 67.87]

.060

   

4.632

[1.73, 12.39]

.002

11.989

[1.14, 126.66]

.039

ADD/ADHD

5.167

[.78, 34.30]

.089

   

4.033

[.89, 18.34]

.071

   

Anxiety

3.800

[.77, 18.72]

.101

   

2.969

[.92, 9.54]

.068

   

Depression

5.104

[1.10, 23.78]

.038

.375

[.03, 5.18]

.464

3.238

[1.18, 8.89]

.023

.084

[.01, 1.52]

.093

Manic-depression

21.333

[1.68, 271,.08]

.018

23.180

[.88, 613.36]

.060

4.444

[.69, 28.45]

.115

   

Personality disorder

10.667

[1.27, 89.86]

.029

4.438

[.26, 75.01]

.302

2.105

[.40, 11.20]

.383

   

Schizophrenia

5.083

[.77, 33.76]

.092

   

5.250

[1.08, 25.51]

.040

.628

[.00, 564.92]

.628

Previous admission to psychiatric facilitya

2.875

[.21, 39.68]

.430

   

7.292

[2.25, 23.68]

.001

4.077

[.64, 26.10]

.138

Psychiatric medication

8.429

[1.72, 41.42]

.009

10.234

[.64, 163.14]

.100

4.346

[1.49, 12.72]

.007

7.861

[.45, 137.20]

.158

Psychological treatment

7.765

[.85, 70.75]

.069

   

2.790

[.85, 9.21]

.092

   

Ever self-harmed

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Thought about suicide

6.000

[1.12, 32.20]

.037

2.342

[.23, 24.12]

.475

9.137

[2.89, 28.92]

<.001

2.231

[.16, 31.53]

.553

Ever attempted suicide

4.333

[.83, 22.69]

.083

   

11.882

[4.19, 33.71]

<.001

4.861

[.44, 54.06]

.198

  1. Adjusted odds ratios are presented with non-self-harming offenders of that group as the reference category. The sample sizes ranged from ChildSOs: 31–77 (final model Cox & Snell R2 = .209, Nagelkerke R2 = .415) and AdultSOs: 69–160 (final model Cox & Snell R2 = .246, Nagelkerke R2 = .469)
  2. a Data from 1996 and 2001 surveys