Table 1 Comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial conditions, and physical health between groups of cases and matched controls (N = 248)
From: The association between social relationships and self-harm: a case–control study in Taiwan
Variable | Mean ± SD / Number (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Controls | Cases | p value1 | |
(n = 124) | (n = 124) | ||
Age | 35.17 ± 13.59 | 34.73 ± 12.81 | -- |
Gender | |||
Female | 100 (80.65%) | 100 (80.65%) | -- |
Male | 24 (19.35%) | 24 (19.35%) | |
Marital status | <0.05* | ||
Single | 68 (54.84%) | 63 (50.81%) | |
Married/cohabitation | 51 (41.13%) | 43 (34.68%) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 5 (4.03%) | 18 (14.52%) | |
Years of education | 14.28 ± 3.95 | 10.90 ± 3.63 | <0.01* |
Employment status | |||
Currently employed | 81 (65.32%) | 66 (53.23%) | |
Housewife/student/retired | 40 (32.26%) | 35 (28.23%) | <0.01* |
Jobless | 3 (2.42%) | 23 (18.55%) | |
Religion | |||
None | 73 (58.87%) | 73 (58.87%) | 0.32 |
Any | 39 (31.45%) | 51 (41.13%) | |
Social support subscale (CPQ) | |||
Confiding support | 23.39 ± 4.91 | 21.75 ± 4.20 | <0.01* |
Practical support | 8.10 ± 2.09 | 7.45 ± 2.30 | <0.05* |
Negative aspects | 7.35 ± 2.36 | 6.94 ± 2.43 | 0.17 |
Social network subscale (CPQ) | |||
Isolation | 1.77 ± 1.22 | 2.57 ± 1.35 | <0.01* |
Network beyond the household | 10.08 ± 4.31 | 8.31 ± 3.84 | <0.01* |
Household size | 1.40 ± 0.78 | 1.40 ± 0.79 | 0.94 |
PHQ-9 score | 4.28 ± 3.99 | 14.48 ± 7.07 | <0.01* |
Number of physical illness | 0.86 ± 0.99 | 1.41 ± 0.79 | <0.01* |
Number of major life events | 0.65 ± 0.98 | 0.65 ± 0.82 | 0.99 |