Table 2 Gender-specific odds ratios for suicide
Exposure categories | Suicide cases | Living controls | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | Odds ratioa | (95Â % CI) |
Men: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No mental illness | 731 | 40.5 | 26,160 | 74.0 | 1.00 | (Ref.) |
 Other mental illness (not PD) | 998 | 55.3 | 9025 | 25.5 | 4.28 | (3.87–4.74) |
 Personality disorder (PD) | 75 | 4.2 | 184 | 0.5 | 15.96 | (12.02–21.19) |
 Total | 1804 |  | 35,369 |  |  |  |
 PD vs. other mental illness | - | - | - | - | 3.73 | (2.82–4.93) |
Women: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No mental illness | 156 | 26.9 | 7476 | 64.8 | 1.00 | (Ref.) |
 Other mental illness (not PD) | 389 | 67.1 | 4002 | 34.7 | 5.27 | (4.32–6.42) |
 Personality disorder (PD) | 35 | 6.0 | 52 | 0.5 | 38.16 | (23.85–61.06) |
 Total | 580 | 100 | 11,530 |  |  |  |
 PD vs. other mental illness | - | - | - | - | 7.24 | (4.63–11.34) |