Table 2 Adjusted hazard ratios for the risk of SRB death and hospitalisation by gender from Cox regression.

From: Examining the effects of social assistance on suicide-related behaviour among impoverished older adults in Korea using a nationwide cohort study from 2010–2019

 

Men

 

Women

 

SRB Death

SRB hospitalisation

SRB Death

SRB hospitalisation

Rural/urban

 Urban

Reference

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Reference

Reference

 Rural

1.02 (0.99 to 1.05)

2.15 (2.08 to 2.21)

1.00 (0.96 to 1.04)

2.02 (1.95 to 2.08)

SES

 Q4 (highest)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Q3

1.17 (1.13 to 1.20)

1.14 (1.09 to 1.18)

1.10 (1.06 to 1.15)

1.09 (1.04 to 1.14)

 Q2

1.33 (1.29 to 1.38)

1.20 (1.15 to 1.26)

1.12 (1.07 to 1.18)

1.15 (1.09 to 1.21)

 Q1

1.47 (1.43 to 1.52)

1.14 (1.09 to 1.19)

1.17 (1.12 to 1.22)

1.10 (1.05 to 1.15)

 NBLSS (lowest)

1.26 (1.21 to 1.32)

0.91 (0.86 to 0.97)

1.06 (1.01 to 1.11)

0.98 (0.94 to 1.04)

 Others (unknown)

1.11 (1.03 to 1.1)

1.16 (1.06 to 1.27)

1.15 (1.04 to 1.26)

1.22 (1.11 to 1.35)

Comorbidity

 0

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 1

2.32 (2.24 to 2.41)

7.27 (6.94 to 7.62)

2.34 (2.23 to 2.45)

5.83 (5.52 to 6.16)

 2

2.57 (2.48 to 2.66)

7.40 (7.04 to 7.77)

2.77 (2.64 to 2.90)

6.98 (6.61 to 7.38)

 3

3.08 (2.99 to 3.18)

8.20 (7.84 to 8.58)

3.13 (3.00 to 3.27)

8.72 (8.28 to 9.19)

 4+

3.48 (3.37 to 3.59)

9.63 (9.20 to 10.09)

3.99 (3.82 to 4.16)

11.38 (10.79 to 12.00)

Employment status

 Employed

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Not in the labour market

2.21 (2.10 to 2.32)

1.97 (1.84 to 2.11)

2.23 (1.90 to 2.61)

1.74 (1.50 to 2.02)

Disability

 Yes

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 No

1.22 (1.19 to 1.25)

1.091 (1.05 to 1.13)

1.19 (1.15 to 1.24)

1.09 (1.05 to 1.13)

Age

0.96 (0.96 to 0.96)

0.97 (0.97 to 0.97)

0.94 (0.94 to 0.95)

0.97 (0.97 to 0.97)