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Table 5 STS-2 Scores by demographic subgroup

From: Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state

Demographic

STS score: Mean (SD)

N(%) with score > 48

Sex

  

Female

39.8 (17.6)

32 (38)

Male

36.4 (17.6)

16 (29)

Race

  

Caucasian

36.1 (14.75)

21 (30)

Hispanic

34.8 (18.6)

20 (42)

African-American

29.1 (13.8)

3 (21)

Primary Axis I diagnosis

  

   MDD

36.1 (15.0)

12 (28)

   Bipolar

32.1 (17.6)

9 (29)

   Psychotic

32.6 (15.2)

9 (31)

   Anxiety D/O with panic attacks

35.5 (17.2)

11 (45)

Total With Panic Dx in Axis I

38.6 (16.1)

17 (44)

Total Without Panic Dx in Axis I

32.2 (15.8)

23 (23)

History of SA

44.45 (11.1)

8 (67)

No History of SA

36.4 (14.2)

8 (32)