Table 4

Regression of socio-environmental determinants of suicide for both male (upper value) and females (lower value, italics)*

Variables

β

SE

RR (95% CI)

P-value

RF (mm)

0.090

0.114

0.073

0.291

1.09 (0.95 -- 1.26)

1.12(0.63 -- 1.98)

0.220

0.696

MaxT (°C)

0.213

-0.072

0.088

0.248

1.24 (1.04 -- 1.47)

0.93(0.57 -- 1.51)

0.016

0.773

IRSD

-0.017

0.052

0.026

0.090

0.98 (0.94 -- 1.03)

1.05 (0.88 -- 1.26)

0.483

0.565

PIP (%)

0.065

0.209

0.030

0.094

1.07 (1.01 -- 1.13)

1.23 (1.03 -- 1.48)

0.029

0.026

UER (%)

0.077

0.087

0.101

0.042

1.08 (0.89 -- 1.32)

1.09 (1.01 -- 1.18)

0.446

0.036

PPLII (%)

0.373

-0.176

0.086

0.137

1.45 (1.23 -- 1.72)

0.84 (0.64 -- 1.10)

0.000

0.198

PPLEL (%)

-0.139

0.168

0.117

0.106

0.87 (0.69 -- 1.09)

1.18 (0.96 -- 1.46)

0.234

0.115

*Note: RR (relative risk); CI (confidential interval); RF (rainfall); MaxT (max temperature); IRSD (Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage); PIP (proportion of Indigenous population); UER (unemployment rate); PPLII (proportion of population with low individual income); PPLEL (proportion of population with low educational level).

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