Table 2 Association between health diagnoses and firearm suicide among legal handgun purchasers (N = 5415)

Suicidal ideation/attempt

4.92

3.27

7.40

4.33

2.88

6.51

Mental illness

1.97

1.60

2.43

1.74

1.37

2.21

Alcohol use disorder/poisoning

1.29

1.01

1.65

1.06

0.80

1.40

Drug use disorder/poisoning

1.40

1.05

1.88

0.89

0.64

1.25

Pain

1.34

1.07

1.69

1.13

0.87

1.47

Chronic disease

0.99

0.85

1.15

0.75

0.63

0.90

Assault

0.54

0.32

0.92

0.42

0.24

0.75