Table 1 Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of 224 suicide attempters who committed suicide or not, died from all causes, or survived during the 12-year follow-up.
Variable | Suicide (N = 17) | Not suicide (N = 207) | Death, all causes (N = 50) | Survived (N = 174) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender a (%) | ||||
Male | 53 | 3 | 62 | 39 |
Mean age (years) b | 36.6 ± 8.1 | 36.2 ± 12.3 | 41.9 ± 14.3 | 34.5 ± 10.8 |
Marital status c (%) | ||||
Single | 53 | 47 | 40 | 50 |
Married | 35 | 24 | 28 | 24 |
Widowed | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Separated | 6 | 25 | 20 | 25 |
Had children (%) | 59 | 55 | 64 | 53 |
Physical illness or disability d (%) | 53 | 42 | 62 | 37 |
Mental health symptoms (%) | ||||
Last year | 65 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
Last three months | 94 | 86 | 92 | 85 |
Visited general practitioner | ||||
during the last year (%) | 79 | 86 | 91 | 84 |
during the last week (%) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Lifetime in-patient psychiatric treatment (%) | 43 | 51 | 54 | 49 |
Method of index attempt (%) | ||||
Violent | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Lethality of index attempt (%) | ||||
Mild | 40 | 48 | 56 | 46 |
Intermediate | 20 | 31 | 19 | 33 |
Severe | 40 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
Used alcohol before the attempt (%) | 71 | 65 | 66 | 65 |
Previous parasuicide (%) | 47 | 51 | 50 | 48 |
Psychiatric consultation (%) | 47 | 47 | 44 | 48 |
Beck Depression Inventory | 21.1 ± 12.4 | 20.8 ± 10.6 | 22.5 ± 11.7 | 20.3 ± 10.4 |
Beck Hopelessness Scale | 9.3 ± 5.7 | 9.0 ± 5.1 | 9.0 ± 5.6 | 9.0 ± 5.0 |
Beck Suicidal Intention Scale e | 14.5 ± 7.7 | 10.7 ± 6.5 | 12.2 ± 7.1 | 10.7 ± 6.5 |
Self Esteem Scale | 21.5 ± 4.0 | 22.5 ± 2.5 | 21.8 ± 3.4 | 22.6 ± 2.4 |
State Trait Anger Scale | 36.2 ± 7.2 | 35.2 ± 9.0 | 35.3 ± 8.5 | 35.2 ± 9.0 |
Recommended aftercare f (%) | ||||
Nothing | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Outpatient | 76 | 56 | 60 | 57 |
Inpatient | - | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Suicide method (%) | ||||
Drug overdose | 59 | |||
Hanging | 18 | |||
Shooting | 6 | |||
Jumping from high place | 6 | |||
Jumping under vehicle | 12 |