Socio-Demographic and Mental Health Profile of Admitted Cases of Self-Inflicted Harm in the US Population
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Data Source and Participants
2.2. Study Variables
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Study Participants
3.2. Results of Multinomial Logistic Regression Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Total in SIH Cases N | SIH Cases % | ||
---|---|---|---|
Race/Ethnicity | White | 122,606 | 71.6 |
Black | 19,076 | 11.1 | |
Hispanic | 18,525 | 10.8 | |
Asian/Other | 11,050 | 6.5 | |
Gender | Male | 154,373 | 75.8 |
Female | 49,283 | 24.2 | |
Age | 0–14 years | 2902 | 1.4 |
15–24 years | 42,826 | 21.0 | |
25–34 years | 45,059 | 22.1 | |
35–44 years | 38,367 | 18.9 | |
45–54 years | 37,783 | 18.6 | |
55–64 years | 20,709 | 10.2 | |
65–74 years | 8844 | 4.4 | |
75–84 years | 5415 | 2.7 | |
85+ years | 1508 | 0.7 | |
Insurance | Private Insurance | 52,583 | 25.7 |
Government Insurance | 67,519 | 33.0 | |
Self-pay | 49,141 | 24.0 | |
Other | 35,390 | 17.3 |
Year | Poisoning | Anoxic | Firearms | Cut/Pierce | Jumping | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 249 (1.06) | 904 (3.83) | 8848 (37.49) | 6346 (26.89) | 4372 (18.53) | 2880 (12.20) |
2008 | 299 (1.00) | 831 (2.78) | 10,971 (36.71) | 8933 (29.89) | 5214 (17.45) | 3640 (12.18) |
2009 | 321 (0.99) | 1118 (3.43) | 12,242 (37.57) | 9236 (28.34) | 5629 (17.27) | 4039 (12.40) |
2010 | 312 (0.88) | 1200 (3.39) | 12,798 (36.19) | 10,038 (28.39) | 6484 (18.34) | 4530 (12.81) |
2011 | 260 (0.65) | 1407 (3.53) | 14,576 (36.61) | 11,435 (28.72) | 7256 (18.22) | 4881 (12.26) |
2012 | 431 (0.99) | 1621 (3.74) | 15,142 (34.90) | 12,356 (2848) | 8053 (18.56) | 5781 (13.33) |
Total | 1872 (0.91) | 7081 (3.46) | 74,577 (36.44) | 58,344 (28.51) | 37,008 (18.09) | 25,751 (12.58) |
Variables | Odds Ratios | Confidence Intervals |
---|---|---|
Cutting/Piercing | ||
15–24 years | 1.36 | 1.23–1.51 |
25–34 years | 1.66 | 1.50–1.83 |
35–44 years | 1.81 | 1.64–1.99 |
45–54 years | 1.73 | 1.56–1.91 |
55–64 years | 1.63 | 1.47–1.81 |
65–74 years | 1.21 | 1.09–1.36 |
75–84 years | 0.99 | 0.87–1.11 |
85+ years | 1.29 | 1.10–1.51 |
Female | 1.13 | 1.11–1.16 |
Black | 0.98 | 0.95–1.02 |
Hispanic | 1.72 | 1.67–1.78 |
Asian/Other | 1.51 | 1.45–1.57 |
Government Insurance | 1.25 | 1.21–1.29 |
Self-Pay Insurance | 1.12 | 1.09–1.16 |
Other Insurance | 1.14 | 1.10–1.18 |
Psychiatric Disorder | 2.46 | 2.42–2.96 |
Substance Abuse | 2.22 | 2.05–2.43 |
Anoxic Injuries | ||
15–24 years | 0.28 | 0.25–0.32 |
25–34 years | 0.24 | 0.21–0.27 |
35–44 years | 0.26 | 0.23–0.29 |
45–54 years | 0.19 | 0.17–0.22 |
55–64 years | 0.12 | 0.10–0.14 |
65–74 years | 0.06 | 0.05–0.08 |
75–84 years | 0.06 | 0.04–0.08 |
85+ years | 0.08 | 0.05–0.12 |
Female | 0.78 | 0.74–0.84 |
Black | 0.87 | 0.80–0.94 |
Hispanic | 1.01 | 0.93–1.10 |
Asian/Other | 0.98 | 0.88–1.09 |
Government Insurance | 1.15 | 1.08–1.23 |
Self-Pay Insurance | 0.97 | 0.90–1.05 |
Other Insurance | 1.09 | 1.00–1.19 |
Psychiatric Disorder | 1.1 | 0.84–1.43 |
Substance Abuse | 1.16 | 0.94–1.44 |
Firearms | ||
15–24 years | 0.92 | 0.84–1.00 |
25–34 years | 0.87 | 0.80–0.96 |
35–44 years | 0.9 | 0.82–0.99 |
45–54 years | 1.16 | 1.06–1.26 |
55–64 years | 1.55 | 1.41–1.70 |
65–74 years | 3.45 | 3.12–3.81 |
75–84 years | 4.64 | 4.17–5.17 |
85+ years | 3.3 | 2.86–3.81 |
Female | 0.5 | 0.49–0.51 |
Black | 0.66 | 0.64–0.68 |
Hispanic | 0.47 | 0.46–0.49 |
Asian/Other | 0.37 | 0.35–0.39 |
Government Insurance | 0.7 | 0.68–0.72 |
Self-Pay Insurance | 1.18 | 1.14–1.21 |
Other Insurance | 0.85 | 0.82–0.88 |
Psychiatric Disorder | 0.47 | 0.42–0.54 |
Substance Abuse | 0.68 | 0.62–0.75 |
Poisoning | ||
15–24 years | 0.43 | 0.33–0.55 |
25–34 years | 0.25 | 0.19–0.33 |
35–44 years | 0.4 | 0.31–0.52 |
45–54 years | 0.4 | 0.31–0.53 |
55–64 years | 0.46 | 0.35–0.61 |
65–74 years | 0.25 | 0.17–0.36 |
75–84 years | 0.26 | 0.17–0.41 |
85+ years | 0.53 | 0.30–0.93 |
Female | 2.57 | 2.33–2.84 |
Black | 0.98 | 0.83–1.15 |
Hispanic | 0.83 | 0.69–1.00 |
Asian/Other | 0.96 | 0.78–1.17 |
Government Insurance | 1.02 | 0.90–1.15 |
Self-Pay Insurance | 0.85 | 0.74–0.99 |
Other Insurance | 0.79 | 0.66–0.94 |
Psychiatric Disorder | 1.89 | 1.30–2.75 |
Substance Abuse | 1.46 | 1.00–2.12 |
Jumping from High Places | ||
15–24 years | 1.5 | 1.35–1.67 |
25–34 years | 1.52 | 1.37–1.69 |
35–44 years | 1.32 | 1.18–1.47 |
45–54 years | 1.17 | 10.5–1.31 |
55–64 years | 0.88 | 0.79–0.99 |
65–74 years | 0.48 | 0.42–0.55 |
75–84 years | 0.42 | 0.36–0.49 |
85+ years | 0.31 | 0.24–0.40 |
Female | 1.53 | 1.49–1.57 |
Black | 1.54 | 1.49–1.60 |
Hispanic | 1.23 | 1.18–1.28 |
Asian/Other | 1.83 | 1.74–1.91 |
Government Insurance | 1.28 | 1.24–1.32 |
Self-Pay Insurance | 0.76 | 0.73–0.79 |
Other Insurance | 1.06 | 1.02–1.10 |
Psychiatric Disorder | 0.62 | 0.53–0.72 |
Substance Abuse | 0.52 | 0.46–0.60 |
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Hanuscin, C.; Zahmatkesh, G.; Shirazi, A.; Pan, D.; Teklehaimanot, S.; Bazargan-Hejazi, S. Socio-Demographic and Mental Health Profile of Admitted Cases of Self-Inflicted Harm in the US Population. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010077
Hanuscin C, Zahmatkesh G, Shirazi A, Pan D, Teklehaimanot S, Bazargan-Hejazi S. Socio-Demographic and Mental Health Profile of Admitted Cases of Self-Inflicted Harm in the US Population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(1):77. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010077
Chicago/Turabian StyleHanuscin, Chris, Golara Zahmatkesh, Anaheed Shirazi, Deyu Pan, Senait Teklehaimanot, and Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi. 2018. "Socio-Demographic and Mental Health Profile of Admitted Cases of Self-Inflicted Harm in the US Population" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 1: 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010077