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Table 1 Comparisons of substance use and suicidal behavior between girls and boys

From: Adolescent substance use behavior and suicidal behavior for boys and girls: a cross-sectional study by latent analysis approach

 

Girls

(n = 7374)

n (%)

Boys

(n = 6611)

n (%)

χ 2

P

Cigarette use

121(1.64)

311(4.70)

109.27

<0.001

Alcohol use

54(0.73)

112(1.69)

27.50

<0.001

MDMA use

31(0.42)

29(0.44)

0.03

0.898

Ketamine use

28(0.38)

23(0.35)

0.10

0.779

Suicidal ideation

1431(19.41)

800(12.10)

138.74

<0.001

Suicidal planning

921(12.49)

622(9.41)

33.76

<0.001

Suicidal attempts

759(10.29)

358(5.42)

112.85

<0.001