Table 4 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics and high-lethality suicide attempts
From: Which deliberate self-poisoning patients are most likely to make high-lethality suicide attempts?
High-lethality suicide attempts (n = 42)a | Non high-lethality suicide attempts (n = 1072) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male, n (%) | 22 (52.4) | 231 (21.5) | <0.001 |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 48.57 ± 20.93 | 36.73 ± 16.43 | 0.001 |
Previous attempts, n (%) | 7 (16.7) | 241 (22.5) | 0.374 |
Unemployed, n (%) | 31 (73.8) | 404 (37.7) | <0.001 |
Not living with family, n (%) | 11 (26.2) | 224 (20.9) | 0.409 |
Alcohol co-ingestion, n (%) | 15 (35.7) | 337 (31.4) | 0.559 |
Psychiatric history, n (%) | 11 (26.2) | 283 (26.4) | 0.976 |
Death prior to discharge, n (%) | 9 (21.4) | 20 (1.9) | <0.001 |