Table 3

Grade point average and the risk of suicide, men

Grade point averageNumber of individualsNumber of suicidesSuicide rate (number/100000 person-yearAdjusted RRs (95% CIs)
Model I*Model IIModel IlIModel IV§
2674514648.46.39 (3.96 to 10.31)6.36 (3.85 to 10.50)6.25 (3.87 to 10.08)6.12 (3.71 to 10.11)
13499517039.05.19 (3.23 to 8.33)4.67 (2.88 to 7.58)4.97 (3.09 to 7.98)4.57 (2.82 to 7.40)
211464730421.22.82 (1.78 to 4.49)2.67 (1.67 to 4.27)2.76 (1.74 to 4.39)2.64 (1.65 to 4.22)
317022130014.11.87 (1.18 to 2.98)1.84 (1.15 to 2.93)1.86 (1.17 to 2.95)1.83 (1.15 to 2.92)
49523313711.51.52 (0.94 to 2.46)1.52 (0.94 to 2.45)1.52 (0.94 to 2.46)1.52 (0.94 to 2.45)
520208197.51 (ref)1 (ref)1 (ref)1 (ref)
  • * Adjusted for graduation year.

  • Adjusted for graduation year, parent's education, single household, household receiving social welfare, school region, adoption and mother's age.

  • Adjusted for graduation year, mother's psychiatric disease and father's psychiatric disease.

  • § Adjusted for graduation year, mother's psychiatric disease, father's psychiatric disease, parent's education, single household, household receiving social welfare, school region, adoption and mother's age.