Suicidality, function and associated negative life events in an adolescent psychiatric population at 3-year follow-up

Table 1 Clinical characteristics, psychosocial functioning, suicidal measures and school dropout at 3-year follow up

	Total			Girls			Boys			Girls versus Boys
Follow-up (T₂)	n	Mean	(SD)	n	Mean	(SD)	n	Mean	(SD)	Mean difference	95% CI^a	p-value^a
Age (years)	570	18.7	(1.7)	324	19.0	(1.7)	246	18.3	(1.6)	0.7	(0.4 to 0.9)	< 0.001
SES	404	4.8	(1.7)	221	4.9	(1.7)	183	4.8	(1.8)	0.1	(−0.3 to 0.4)	0.714
CGAS	549	71.3	(14.5)	308	68.2	(15.5)	241	75.2	(12.0)	−7.0	(−9.4 to −4.7)	< 0.001
		Proportion	(%)		Proportion	(%)		Proportion	(%)	Risk difference (%)	95% CI^b	p-value^c
Suicidal ideation^d	549	68/548	(12.4)	308	55/307	(17.9)	241	13/241	(5.4)	12.5	(7.2 to 17.7)	< 0.001
Suicidal behavior	549	100/549	(18.2)	308	77/308	(25.0)	241	23/241	(9.5)	15.5	(9.2 to 21.4)	< 0.001
- Suicidal attempts presently	549	9/549	(1.6)	308	9/308	(2.9)	241	0/241	(0.0)	2.9	(0.8 to 5.5)	0.007
- Suicidal attempts ever	549	100/549	(18.2)	308	77/308	(25.0)	241	23/241	(9.5)	15.5	(9.2 to 21.4)	< 0.001
School dropout^e	570	101/546	(18.5)	324	70^f/311	(22.5)	246	31/235	(13.2)	9.3	(2.8 to 15.5)	0.006

Note: SES Socioeconomic status, SD Standard Deviation, CGAS Children Global Assessment Scale (psychosocial functioning) (1–100, 1 = worst, 100 = best)
^a Confidence intervals and tests for differences between girls and boys were based on Student’s t-test for independent samples
^b Newcombe hybrid score
^c Pearson Chi squared test
^d Suicidal ideation is defined as suicidal thoughts occasionally or often
^e School dropout includes patients answering yes to the question “Have you canceled your education (dropped out)?”
^f Of these, 6 had given childbirth

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