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Table 5 Advanced and delayed periods of the equation of time and men's (M) and women's (W) suicide mortality

From: Relationship between daylength and suicide in Finland

 

Area

Selected days

Periods of time of equation

    

D2

A1

D1

A2

M

Finland

All

.102

.098-.107

.125

.120-.130

.118

.112-.123

.107

.102-.111

 

Helsinki

All

.128

.121-.136

.146

.134-.158

.135

.122-.147

.130

.122-.139

  

T+

S+

.125

.103-.146

.142

.129-.154

.141

.123-.159

.128

.108-.148

   

S-

.123

.102-.143

.142

.119-.164

.145

.121-.169

.116

.100-.131

  

T-

S+

.124

.111-.136

.162

.137-.187

.124

.108-.141

.134

.121-.146

   

S-

.123

.103-.144

.147

.124-.171

.126

.110-.142

.141

.118-.164

 

Oulu

All

.125

.107-.144

.145

.123-.167

.148

.128-.168

.139

.119-.159

  

T+

S+

.099

.059-.139

.159

.123-.196

.137

.088-.185

.186

.121-.250

   

S-

.105

.065-.145

.129

.080-.178

.177

.129-.225

.150

.104-.196

  

T-

S+

.140

.112-.168

.155

.103-.208

.146

.095-.197

.129

.090-.168

   

S-

.109

.062-.157

.137

.097-.176

.122

.079-.165

.149

.091-.206

W

Finland

All

.026

.024-.027

.032

.030-.034

.030

.028-.031

.028

.027-.030

 

Helsinki

All

.046

.042-.049

.051

.045-.056

.051

.046-.056

.048

.043-.053

  

T+

S+

.043

.034-.053

.058

.047-.069

.048

.039-.057

.056

.047-.065

   

S-

.050

.033-.067

.047

.033-.062

.049

.038-.061

.052

.042-.062

  

T-

S+

.041

.034-.048

.051

.036-.066

.050

.040-.061

.048

.040-.056

   

S-

.048

.039-.058

.057

.044-.069

.051

.040-.062

.048

.037-.059

 

Oulu

All

.036

.029-.044

.043

.032-.054

.041

.030-.053

.038

.031-.048

  

T+

S+

.037

.016-.059

.031

.013-.050

.036

.017-.054

.044

.019-.069

   

S-

.033

.016-.049

.033

.013-.054

.058

.024-.092

.017

.005-.030

  

T-

S+

.045

.026-.063

.047

.020-.075

.040

.014-.066

.040

.022-.058

   

S-

.025

.002-.048

.053

.021-.085

.041

.019-.064

.039

.020-.057

  1. Daily mean of suicide mortality and confidence interval of the mean, in aggregate over the years from 1969 to 2003 for men and women, during advanced (A1, A2) and delayed (D1, D2) periods of the equation of time in Finland, Helsinki and Oulu, and according to daily changes (+/-) in temperature (T) and sunshine hours(S) in Helsinki and Oulu.
  2. A1: 15.04-13.06
  3. D1: 14.06-31.08
  4. A2: 01.09-25.12
  5. D2: 26.12-14.04