Rate ratios (and 95% CIs) of suicide among the Japanese population according to quartile levels of each of the area-specific characteristics
Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | ||||
Social fragmentation | |||||||
Unadjusted | Ref. | 0.98 | (0.95 to 1.01) | 0.98 | (0.95 to 1.00) | 1.02 | (0.99 to 1.05) |
Adjusted† | Ref. | 0.98 | (0.95 to 1.00) | 0.97 | (0.95 to 1.00) | 1.00 | (0.97 to 1.04) |
Socioeconomic deprivation | |||||||
Unadjusted | Ref. | 1.04* | (1.01 to 1.06) | 1.07* | (1.05 to 1.10) | 1.12* | (1.09 to 1.15) |
Adjusted† | Ref. | 1.05* | (1.03 to 1.07) | 1.09* | (1.06 to 1.12) | 1.13* | (1.10 to 1.17) |
Urbanicity | |||||||
Unadjusted | Ref. | 0.93* | (0.90 to 0.96) | 0.85* | (0.83 to 0.88) | 0.80* | (0.78 to 0.83) |
Adjusted† | Ref. | 0.93* | (0.90 to 0.95) | 0.84* | (0.82 to 0.87) | 0.79* | (0.77 to 0.82) |
Quartile 1 refers to the lowest levels of fragmentation, deprivation and urbanicity, and quartile 4 refers to the highest levels.
*P<0.05.
†Adjustments for the other two area-specific characteristics.
CIs, credible intervals; Ref., reference.