Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic characteristics and discharge outcomes of study cohort and comparison between the high lethality methods and low lethality methods groups
Total (n = 560) | High lethality methods (n = 89) | Low lethality methods (n = 471) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 37.6 ± 17.2 | 42.1 ± 19.3 | 36.7 ± 16.6 | .02 |
≥ 65 | 54 (9.6) | 15 (16.9) | 39 (8.3) | .01 |
Male | 267 (47.7) | 39 (43.8) | 228 (48.4) | .25 |
Reattempt | 167 (29.8) | 20 (22.5) | 147 (31.2) | .06 |
Critical method history | 24 (5.2) | 12 (13.5) | 12 (2.5) | < .01 |
Unemployed | 184 (32.9) | 39 (43.8) | 145 (35.4) | .09 |
No family | 133 (23.8) | 16 (18.0) | 117 (24.8) | .10 |
Alcohol coingestion | 201 (35.9) | 23 (25.8) | 178 (37.8) | .02 |
Psychiatric history | 221 (39.5) | 37 (41.6) | 184 (39.1) | .31 |
Mood disorder | 182 (32.5) | 31 (34.8) | 151 (32.1) | .35 |
Schizophrenia | 20 (3.6) | 5 (5.6) | 15 (3.2) | .20 |
Other | 21 (3.8) | 1 (1.1) | 20 (4.2) | .13 |
Death prior to discharge | 50 (8.9) | 39 (43.8) | 11 (2.3) | < .01 |