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Table 1 General features of the episodes attended according to presence or absence of suicide attempt

From: Suicide attempts and related factors in patients admitted to a general hospital: a ten-year cross-sectional study (1997-2007)

 

No suicide attempt

Suicide attempt

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p

Age

51.5

18.1

42.5

17.8

< 0.001

 

n

%

n

%

p

Gender

    

< 0.001

   Men

2647

54.3

150

41.6

 

   Women

2226

45.7

211

58.4

 

Marital Status

    

< 0.001

   Single

1356

28.0

146

40.4

 

   Married

2529

52.3

138

38.2

 

   Separated

394

8.1

49

13.6

 

   Widowed

536

11.1

25

6.9

 

   Religious

7

0.1

2

0.6

 

   Others

18

0.4

1

0.3

 

Cohabitation status

    

< 0.001

   Alone

649

13.4

48

13.3

 

   Partner and children

2556

52.6

139

38.6

 

   Parents

673

13.9

81

22.5

 

   Alone with children

330

6.8

22

6.1

 

   With other relatives

472

9.7

55

15.3

 

   Institution

90

1.9

7

1.9

 

   Others

69

1.4

7

1.9

 

   Homeless

18

0.4

1

0.3

 

Employment

    

< 0.001

   No

3249

67.2

181

50.4

 

   Yes

1584

32.8

178

49.6

 

Educational level

    

0.013

   No Education

825

17.2

40

11.3

 

   Primary and Secondary Education

3587

74.8

281

79.2

 

   Higher and University Education

385

8.0

34

9.6

 

DSM-IV-TR grouped diagnosis with

ICD-10 codes

    

< 0.001

   Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders (333). F20-F29

274

5.7

44

12.3

 

   Mood or Affective Disorders (387). F30-39

533

11.1

106

29.5

 

   Personality Disorders (765). F60

259

5.4

87

24.2

 

   Other Diagnosis

3728

77.8

122

34.0

 

Previous suicide attempts

    

< 0.001

   No

4866

99.9

328

90.9

 

   Yes

7

0.1

33

9.1

 
  1. SD: standard deviation; DSM-IV-TR: Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision; ICD: International Classification of Diseases