Logistic regression showed that female gender
(OR¼2.8, 95% CI¼1.45.7, p¼0.005) and Caucasian ethnicity (OR¼13.7, 95% CI¼1.7111.0, p¼0.014)
are significantly associated with older people writing suicide notes. 33.3% of those who left a suicide note
gave health-related reasons for their suicide and a significant proportion (73.3%) of them had underlying
medical conditions. Another common theme is around people leaving specific instructions and wishes.
Conclusions: Apart from gender and ethnicity,