Table 1 Clinical characteristics of suicide attempters with respect to gender distribution
Gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | p-Value | Missing data | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age groups | |||||
< 18 | 18 (4.6) | 98 (12.9) | 116 (10.1) | ||
18–44 | 216 (55.2) | 391 (51.3) | 607 (52.6) | ||
45–64 | 112 (28.6) | 206 (27.0) | 318 (27.6) | ||
> 64 | 45 (11.6) | 67 (8.8) | 112 (9.7) | ||
Total | 391 (100.0) | 762 (100.0) | 1153 (100.0) | < 0.001 | 85 |
Psychiatric disorder | |||||
Yes | 211 (74.3) | 491 (80.9) | 702 (78.8) | ||
No | 73 (25.7) | 116 (19.1) | 189 (21.2) | ||
Total | 284 (100.0) | 607 (100.0) | 891 (100.0) | 0.031 | 347 |
Substance use disorder | |||||
Alcohol | 54 (21.2) | 61 (12.1) | 115 (15.2) | ||
Illicit drugs | 20 (7.8) | 13 (2.6) | 33 (4.4) | ||
Multiple addictive substances | 2 (0.8) | 3 (0.6) | 5 (0.7) | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 8 (3.1) | 13 (2.6) | 21 (2.8) | ||
None | 171 (67.1) | 413 (82.1) | 584 (77.0) | ||
Total | 255 (100.0) | 503 (100.0) | 758 (100.0) | < 0.001 | 480 |
History of SRB | |||||
Yes | 98 (43.9) | 226 (45.8) | 324 (45.2) | ||
No | 126 (56.3) | 267 (54.2) | 393 (54.8) | ||
Total | 224 (100.0) | 493 (100.0) | 717 (100.0) | 0.659 | 521 |
Reasons for SRB | |||||
Affective action | 52 (51.0) | 142 (57.0) | 194 (55.3) | ||
Health problems | 11 (10.8) | 15 (6.0) | 26 (7.4) | ||
Conflicts at work | 7 (6.9) | 6 (2.4) | 13 (3.7) | ||
Conflicts with family/partner | 23 (22.5) | 63 (25.3) | 86 (24.5) | ||
Others | 9 (8.8) | 23 (92.) | 32 (9.1) | ||
Total | 102 (100.0) | 249 (100.0) | 351 (100.0) | 0.156 | 887 |
Substances | 15 | ||||
Peripheral analgesics | |||||
Yes | 120 (29.0) | 201 (24.8) | 321 (26.2) | ||
No | 294 (71.0) | 608 (75.2) | 902 (73.8) | ||
Total | 414 (100.0) | 809 (100.0) | 1223 (100.0) | 0.137 | |
Antidepressants | |||||
Yes | 131 (31.6) | 289 (35.7) | 420 (34.3) | ||
No | 283 (68.4) | 520 (64.3) | 803 (65.7) | ||
Total | 414 (100.0) | 809 (100.0) | 1223 (100.0) | 0.174 | |
Neuroleptics | |||||
Yes | 80 (19.3) | 202 (25.0) | 282 (23.1) | ||
No | 334 (80.7) | 607 (75.0) | 941 (76.9) | ||
Total | 414 (100.0) | 809 (100.0) | 1223 (100.0) | 0.032 | |
Benzodiazepines, Z-drug | |||||
Yes | 85 (20.5) | 163 (20.1) | 248 (20.3) | ||
No | 329 (79.5) | 646 (79.9) | 975 (79.7) | ||
Total | 414 (100.0) | 809 (100.0) | 1223 (100.0) | 0.934 | |
Others | |||||
Yes | 148 (35.7) | 256 (31.6) | 404 (33.0) | ||
No | 266 (64.3) | 553 (68.4) | 819 (67.0) | ||
Total | 414 (100.0) | 809 (100.0) | 1223 (100.0) | 0.149 | |
Co-ingestion | |||||
Alcohol | 137 (40.9) | 186 (28.6) | 323 (32.8) | ||
Illicit drugs | 6 (1.8) | 4 (0.6) | 10 (1.0) | ||
None | 192 (57.3) | 460 (70.8) | 652 (66.2) | ||
Total | 335 (100.0) | 650 (100.0) | 985 (100.0) | < 0.001 | 253 |
Own medication | |||||
Yes | 218 (85.2) | 419 (80.0) | 637 (81.7) | ||
No | 38 (14.8) | 105 (20.0) | 143 (18.3) | ||
Total | 256 (100.0) | 524 (100.0) | 780 (100.0) | 0.097 | 458 |