Table 5 Odds ratio for means adapted for suicides for males
Sr. No. | Means Adapted | Males | Females | Total | Odds favouring males | Odds favouring females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coming under running vechiles/trains | 2862 | 524 | 3386 | 5.4618 | 0.1831 |
2 | By touching Electric Wire | 604 | 148 | 752 | 4.0811 | 0.2450 |
3 | Jumping | 1013 | 395 | 1408 | 2.5646 | 0.3899 |
4 | Hanging | 39410 | 15631 | 55041 | 2.5213 | 0.3966 |
5 | Other means | 12650 | 5825 | 18475 | 2.1717 | 0.4605 |
6 | Fire-Arms | 346 | 161 | 507 | 2.1491 | 0.4653 |
7 | Poisoning | 23128 | 11126 | 34254 | 2.0787 | 0.4811 |
8 | Drowning | 4765 | 2661 | 7426 | 1.7907 | 0.5584 |
9 | By Self Inflicting Injury | 363 | 203 | 566 | 1.7882 | 0.5592 |
10 | By consuming sleeping pills | 443 | 271 | 714 | 1.6347 | 0.6117 |
11 | Fire/Self Immolation | 3545 | 5576 | 9121 | 0.6358 | 1.5729 |