Treatment priority for suicide ideation and behaviours at an Australian emergency department

Table 1 Factors associated with receiving more urgent triage categories after presentation for suicide ideation and communication or non-fatal suicidal behaviour, ordered logistic regression, 2005 to 2010, persons per year

Variables	OR	95%CI	P value
Sex (ref. = female )	1.12	1.04-1.22	0.004
Age (yr)
10-24	1.00
25-44	1.39	1.27-1.52	< 0.001
45-64	1.75	1.56-1.96	< 0.001
≥ 65	2.37	1.90-2.96	< 0.001
Attempt (ref. = SIC)	3.93	3.57-4.34	< 0.001
Present (ref. = 1 only)	1.15	1.05-1.27	0.003
Multiple method (ref. = 1 only)	1.63	1.46-1.82	< 0.001

Outcome variable represents triage priority of treatment (from treatment within 120 min to immediate treatment). SIC: Suicide ideation and communication.