Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study subjects
From: Identifying alcohol problems among suicide attempters visiting the emergency department
Men | Women | χ2/t | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 96) | (N = 107) | |||
Mean age (SD) | 49.25 (14.776) | 45.92 (17.086) | 2.188 | 0.141 |
Alcohol use disorder (%) | ||||
Reference | 38 (39.6%) | 77 (72.0%) | 21.603 | 0.0001 |
Alcohol use disorder* | 58 (60.4%) | 30 (28.0%) | ||
Risky drinking (%) | ||||
Reference | 31 (32.2%) | 58 (54.2%) | 11.899 | 0.001 |
Risky drink** | 65 (67.8%) | 49 (45.8%) | ||
Suicide attempt method (%) | ||||
Dug intoxication | 66 (86.8%) | 89 (83.2%) | 8.793 | 0.059 |
Hanging | 8 (8.3%) | 3 (2.8%) | ||
Wrist cutting | 6 (6.3%) | 8 (7.5%) | ||
CO intoxication | 12 (12.5%) | 5 (4.7%) | ||
Others | 4 (4.2%) | 2 (1.9%) | ||
Smoking (%) | ||||
Never smoker | 20 (21.1%) | 67 (62.6%) | 35.678 | 0.0001 |
Current smoker | 61 (64.2%) | 34 (31.8%) | ||
Cessation | 14 (14.7%) | 6 (5.6%) | ||
Marital status (%) | ||||
Single or unmarried | 22 (22.9%) | 18 (16.8) | 1.4034 | 0.4957 |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 16 (16.7%) | 22 (20.6) | ||
Married/Cohabitation | 58 (60.4%) | 67 (62.6) | ||
Educational level (%) | ||||
None | 10 (10.4%) | 11 (10.3%) | 2.1582 | 0.3399 |
Elementary/Middle school | 47 (49.0%) | 42 (39.2%) | ||
High school/College | 39 (40.6%) | 54 (50.5%) | ||