Table 2 Characteristics of suicide attempters (N = 409) and comparison residents (N = 409), and the influences of these variables on suicide attempt
Variables | Suicide attempters N (%) | Controls N (%) | Test of difference | Effect on suicide attempt | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
χ2 | P | OR | 95% CI | P * | |||
Age | Â | Â | 0.04 | 0.921 | 1.05 | (0.92-1.20) | 0.481 |
 <60 | 349 (85.3) | 351 (85.5) |  |  |  |  |  |
 ≥60 | 60 (14.7) | 58 (14.2) |  |  |  |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | <0.001 | 1 | 1.00 | (0.74-1.34) | 0.418 |
 Female | 277 (67.7) | 277 (67.7) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Male | 132 (32.3) | 132 (32.3) |  |  |  |  |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 31.61 | <0.001 | 2.02 | (1.14-3.61) | 0.017 |
 ≤8 years | 383 (93.6) | 329 (80.4) |  |  |  |  |  |
 >8 years | 26 (6.4) | 80 (19.6) |  |  |  |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 1.54 | 0.256 | 0.92 | (0.44-1.90) | 0.816 |
 Married | 349 (85.3) | 361 (88.3) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Others | 60 (14.7) | 48 (11.7) |  |  |  |  |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | 17.15 | <0.001 | 1.75 | (1.03-2.96) | 0.034 |
 Peasant | 299 (73.1) | 243 (59.4) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Others | 110 (26.9) | 166 (40.6) |  |  |  |  |  |
Religious | Â | Â | 0.37 | 0.685 | 4.37 | (1.09-17.53) | 0.038 |
 No | 395 (96.6) | 398 (97.3) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 14 (3.4) | 11 (2.7) |  |  |  |  |  |
Score of CES-D | Â | Â | 270.23 | <0.001 | 33.14 | (15.21-72.20) | <0.001 |
 ≥16 | 247 (60.4) | 24 (5.9) |  |  |  |  |  |
 <16 | 162 (39.6) | 385 (94.1) |  |  |  |  |  |