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Table 3 History of SRB via self-intoxication. Assessment of different implications on repeated SRB

From: Lessons to be learned: identifying high-risk medication and circumstances in patients at risk for suicidal self-poisoning

 

History of SRB

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Total

n (%)

p-Value

Missing data

Psychiatric disorder

 Yes

257 (91.1)

201 (62.2)

458 (75.7)

  

 No

25 (8.9)

122 (37.8)

147 (24.3)

  

 Total

282 (100.0)

323 (100.0)

605(100.0)

 < 0.001

633

Substance use disorder

 Alcohol

45 (18.3)

23 (7.5)

68 (12.3)

  

 Illicit drugs

11 (4.5)

9 (2.9)

20 (3.6)

  

 Multiple addictive substances

1 (0.4)

2 (0.6)

3 (0.5)

  

 Pharmaceuticals 

8 (3.3)

5 (1.6)

13 (2.3)

  

 None

181 (73.6)

269 (87.3)

450 (81.2)

  

 Total

246 (100.0)

308 (100.0)

554 (100.0)

 < 0.001

684

Reasons for SRB

 Affective action

56 (58.9)

87 (55.1)

143 (56.5)

  

 Health problems

8 (8.4)

12 (7.6)

20 (7.9)

  

 Conflict at work

4 (4.2)

7 (4.4)

11 (4.3)

  

 Conflict with family/partner

17 (17.9)

43 (27.2)

60 (23.7)

  

 Others

10 (10.5)

9 (5.7)

19 (7.5)

  

 Total

95 (100.0)

158 (100.0)

253 (100.0)

0.366

985

Substances

523

 Peripheral analgesics

  Yes

77 (23.8)

122 (31.2)

199 (27.8)

  

  No

247 (76.2)

269 (68.8)

516 (72.2)

  

Total

324 (100.0)

391 (100.0)

715 (100.0)

0.034

 

 Antidepressants

  Yes

120 (37.0)

103 (26.3)

223 (31.2)

  

  No

204 (63.0)

288 (73.7)

492 (68.8)

  

  Total

324 (100.0)

391 (100.0)

715 (100.0)

0.003

 

 Neuroleptics

  Yes

91 (28.1)

62 (15.9)

153 (21.4)

  

  No

233 (71.9)

329 (84.1)

562 (78.6)

  

  Total

324 (100.0)

391 (100.0)

715 (100.0)

 < 0.001

 

 Benzodiazepines/Z-drugs

  Yes

66 (20.4)

82 (21.0)

148 (20.7)

  

  No

258 (79.6)

309 (79.0)

567 (79.3)

  

  Total

324 (100.0)

391 (100.0)

715 (100.0)

0.916

 

 Others

  Yes

121 (37.3)

119 (30.4)

240 (33.6)

  

  No

203 (62.7)

272 (69.6)

475 (66.4)

  

  Total

324 (100.0)

391 (100.0)

715 (100.0)

0.051

 

Co-ingestion

 Alcohol

93 (33.3)

94 (29.1)

187 (31.1)

  

 Illicit drugs

2 (0.7)

3 (0.9)

5 (0.8)

  

 None

184 (65.9)

226 (70.0)

410 (68.1)

  

 Total

279 (100.0)

323 (100.0)

602 (100.0)

0.544

636

Own medication

 Yes

185 (86.4)

199 (73.7)

384 (79.3)

  

 No

29 (13.6)

71 (26.3)

100 (20.7)

  

 Total

214 (100.0)

270 (100.0)

484 (100.0)

0.001

754