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Table 3 Comparison of COVID and non-COVID cases year 2020

From: Analysis of news media reports of suicides and attempted suicides during the COVID-19 lockdown in India

 

COVID (n = 157)

non-COVID (n = 101)

Chi-squared test significance

Gender

   

 Male

133 (84.7)*

61 (60.4)

19.4; p < 0.05

Age groups (years)

(n = 138)

(n = 89)

 

 < 30

45 (32.6)

51 (57.3)

 

 31–50

73 (52.9)*

23 (25.8)

17.3; p < 0.05

 > 50

20 (14.5)

15 (16.8)

 

Marital status

(n = 54)

(n = 67)

 

 Currently married

41 (75.9)

51 (76.1)

1.0; p > 0.05 NS

 Never married

10 (18.5)

15 (22.4)

 

 Divorced/separated/widowed

3 (5.6)

1

 

Occupation

(n = 94)

(n = 56)

 

 Employed

86 (91.5)*

36 (64.3)

17.1; p < 0.05

 Unemployed

8 (8.5)

20 (35.7)

 
  1. Values are presented as number of cases (%)