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Table 4
Relative risk (female versus male) of deliberate self-harm (DSH) in emergency department records under alternative definitions, by age group, population aged 12 or older, Ontario, April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002
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| Age group | DSH1 | DSH2 | DSH3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative risk | 95% confidence interval | Relative risk | 95% confidence interval | Relative risk | 95% confidence interval | ||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | ||||
| Total | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.51 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.30 |
| 12 to 17 | 3.32 | 3.01 | 3.66 | 2.76 | 2.54 | 2.99 | 2.12 | 1.98 | 2.28 |
| 18 to 64 | 1.48 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.41 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.23 |
| 65 or older | 1.01 | 0.82 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 0.92 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.28 |
| Notes: DSH1 excludes undetermined prestentations. DSH2 includes undetermined presentations if they involved cut/pierce injury or poisoning methods. DSH3 includes all undetermined presentations, regardless of method. Source: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2009, "Identifying deliberate self-harm in emergency department data", Health Reports, Vol. 20, No. 2, catalogue number 82-003-X. |
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