Table 3 Age-stratified odds ratios for suicide
Exposure categories | Suicide cases | Living controls | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | Odds ratioa | (95Â % CI) |
16–29 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 No mental illness | 186 | 51.0 | 5675 | 79.3 | 1.00 | (Ref.) |
 Other mental illness (not PD) | 162 | 44.4 | 1459 | 20.4 | 3.58 | (2.86–4.49) |
 Personality disorder (PD) | 17 | 4.7 | 19 | 0.3 | 32.57 | (16.03–66.20) |
 Total | 365 | 100 | 7153 | 100 |  |  |
 PD vs. other mental illness | - | - | - | - | 9.09 | (4.47–18.50) |
30–39 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 No mental illness | 182 | 33.8 | 7812 | 73.8 | 1.00 | (Ref.) |
 Other mental illness (not PD) | 329 | 61.2 | 2715 | 25.7 | 5.81 | (4.79–7.05) |
 Personality disorder (PD) | 27 | 5.0 | 52 | 0.5 | 25.98 | (15.73–42.91) |
 Total | 538 | 100 | 10,579 | 100 |  |  |
 PD vs. other mental illness | - | - | - | - | 4.47 | (2.75–7.29) |
40–49 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 No mental illness | 196 | 35.7 | 7727 | 71.6 | 1.00 | (Ref.) |
 Other mental illness (not PD) | 317 | 57.7 | 2996 | 27.8 | 4.61 | (3.81–5.58) |
 Personality disorder (PD) | 36 | 6.6 | 66 | 0.6 | 23.43 | (15.13–36.28) |
 Total | 549 | 100 | 10,789 | 100 |  |  |
 PD vs. other mental illness | - | - | - | - | 5.08 | (3.32–7.78) |
50–59 years: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 No mental illness | 125 | 30.0 | 5529 | 67.2 | 1.00 | (Ref.) |
 Other mental illness (not PD) | 274 | 65.7 | 2643 | 32.1 | 5.06 | (4.04–6.34) |
 Personality disorder (PD) | 18 | 4.3 | 52 | 0.6 | 16.81 | (9.45–29.89) |
 Total | 417 | 100 | 8224 | 100 |  |  |
 PD vs. other mental illness | - | - | - | - | 3.32 | (1.90–5.81) |
60Â years and over: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No mental illness | 198 | 38.5 | 6893 | 67.9 | 1.00 | (Ref.) |
 Other mental illness (not PD) | 305 | 59.2 | 3214 | 31.7 | 3.52 | (2.91–4.25) |
 Personality disorder (PD) | 12 | 2.3 | 47 | 0.5 | 9.46 | (4.92–18.20) |
 Total | 515 | 100 | 10,154 | 100 |  |  |
 PD vs. other mental illness | - | - | - | - | 2.69 | (1.41–5.15) |