Variable | Discharge (n = 8,456) | Discharged AMA (n = 3,231) | Discharged to home (n = 4,970 ) | Others (n = 255) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
Age | |||||
14–16 years | 3,066 (36.3) | 1,026 (31.7) | 1,947 (39.1) | 93 (36.4) | < 0.0001 |
17–19 years | 5,390 (63.7) | 2,205 (68.2) | 3,023 (60.8) | 162 (63.5) | |
Female sex | 5,357 (63.3) | 2,360 (73.0) | 2,859 (57.5) | 138 (54.1) | < 0.0001 |
Insurance type | |||||
NHI | 6,840 (80.8) | 2,693 (83.3) | 3,959 (79.7) | 188 (73.7) | < 0.0001 |
Medicaid | 721 (8.5) | 264 (8.2) | 426 (8.6) | 31 (12.1) | |
Other | 895 (10.5) | 274 (8.5) | 585 (11.7) | 36 (14.1) | |
EMS use | 3,337 (39.4) | 1,606 (49.7) | 1,624 (32.6) | 107 (41.9) | < 0.0001 |
KTAS score | |||||
1–3 | 3,987 (47.1) | 2,082 (64.4) | 1,793 (36.0) | 112 (43.9) | < 0.0001 |
4–5 | 4,469 (52.8) | 1,149 (35.5) | 3,177 (63.9) | 143 (56.0) | |
Year | |||||
2016 | 1,344 (15.8) | 447 (13.8) | 820 (16.5) | 77 (30.2) | < 0.0001 |
2017 | 1,677 (19.8) | 579 (17.9) | 1,036 (20.8) | 62 (24.3) | |
2018 | 2,514 (29.7) | 986 (30.5) | 1,480 (29.7) | 48 (18.8) | |
2019 | 2,921 (34.5) | 1,219 (37.7) | 1,634 (32.8) | 68 (26.6) | |
Season | |||||
Spring | 2,028 (24.0) | 793 (24.5) | 1,177 (23.6) | 58 (22.7) | 0.918 |
Summer | 2,401 (28.4) | 912 (28.2) | 1,415 (28.4) | 74 (29.0) | |
Fall | 2,320 (27.4) | 890 (27.5) | 1,356 (27.2) | 74 (29.0) | |
Winter | 1,707 (20.2) | 636 (19.6) | 1,022 (20.5) | 49 (19.2) | |
Method of suicide attempts | |||||
Poisoning | 2,916 (34.5) | 1,614 (50.0) | 1,220 (24.6) | 82 (32.1) | < 0.0001 |
Cutting and piercing | 4,070 (48.2) | 1,268 (39.3) | 2,674 (53.8) | 128 (50.2) | |
Others | 1,464 (17.3) | 346 (10.7) | 1,073 (21.6) | 45 (17.6) | |
Major treatment subject | |||||
Psychiatry | 1,715 (20.3) | 1,105 (34.2) | 591 (11.8) | 19 (7.5) | < 0.0001 |
Time from event to arrival (h) | 1.0 (0.6–3.0) | 1.2 (0.7–3.3) | 1.0 (0.5–2.9) | 1.0 (0.5–2.3) | 0.430 |
Time of arrival | |||||
07:00–14:59 | 1,822 (21.5) | 702( 21.7) | 1,050 (21.1) | 70 (27.4) | 0.005 |
15:00–22:59 | 3,236 (38.2) | 1,200 (37.1) | 1,961 (39.4) | 75 (29.4) | |
23:00–06:59 | 3,398 (40.1) | 1,329 (41.1) | 1,959 (39.4) | 110 (43.1) | |
Region | |||||
Urban | 4,014 (47.5) | 1,805 (55.8) | 2,132 (42.9) | 77 (30.2) | < 0.0001 |
Rural | 4,442 (52.5) | 1,426 (44.1) | 2,838 (57.1) | 178 (69.8) | |
Hospital beds | |||||
≥ 600 | 3,996 (47.2) | 1,813 (56.1) | 2,106 (42.3) | 77 (30.2) | < 0.0001 |
300–599 | 1,050 (12.4) | 163 (5.0) | 824 (16.5) | 63 (24.7) | |
< 300 | 3,410 (40.3) | 1,255 (38.8) | 2,040 (41.0) | 115 (45.1) | |
Length of stay ≥ 6 h | 1,665 (19.6) | 943 (29.1) | 675 (13.5) | 47 (18.4) | < 0.0001 |