Variable | Hospitalization (n = 3,006) | General ward admissions (n = 1,958) | Intensive care unit admissions (n = 1,048) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
Age | ||||
14–16 years | 1,251 (41.6) | 863 (44.1) | 388 (37.0) | 0.0002 |
17–19 years | 1,755 (58.3) | 1,095 (55.9) | 660 (63.0) | |
Female sex | 2,119 (70.4) | 1,364 (69.6) | 755 (72.0) | 0.172 |
Insurance type | ||||
NHI | 2,373 (78.9) | 1,579 (80.6) | 794 (75.8) | 0.002 |
Medicaid | 284 (9.45) | 179 (9.1) | 105 (10.0) | |
Other | 349 (11.6) | 200 (10.2) | 149 (14.2) | |
EMS use | 1,332 (44.3) | 793 (40.5) | 539 (51.4) | < 0.0001 |
KTAS score | ||||
1–3 | 2,403 (79.9) | 1,455 (74.3) | 948 (90.4) | < 0.0001 |
4–5 | 603 (20.0) | 503 (25.6) | 100 (9.5) | |
Year | ||||
2016 | 550 (18.3) | 361 (18.4) | 189 (18.0) | 0.115 |
2017 | 589 (19.5) | 384 (19.6) | 205 (19.5) | |
2018 | 896 (29.8) | 607 (31.0) | 289 (27.5) | |
2019 | 971 (32.3) | 606 (31.0) | 365 (34.8) | |
Season | ||||
Spring | 732 (24.3) | 484 (24.7) | 248 (23.6) | 0.273 |
Summer | 862 (28.6) | 579 (29.6) | 283 (27.0) | |
Fall | 795 (26.4) | 501 (25.6) | 294 (28.0) | |
Winter | 617 (20.5) | 394 (20.1) | 223 (21.2) | |
Method of suicide attempt | ||||
Poisoning | 2,093 (69.7) | 1,260 (64.4) | 833 (79.5) | < 0.0001 |
Cutting and piercing | 437 (14.5) | 410 (20.9) | 27 (2.6) | |
Others | 473 (15.7) | 286 (14.6) | 187 (17.8) | |
Major treatment subject | ||||
Psychiatry | 361 (12.0) | 350 (17.9) | 11 (1.1) | < 0.0001 |
Time from event to arrival (h) | 2.0 (0.8–6.0) | 2.0 (0.8–6.4) | 2.0 (0.8–5.4) | |
Time of arrival | ||||
07:00–14:59 | 871 (28.9) | 588 (30.0) | 283 (27.0) | 0.205 |
15:00–22:59 | 1,178 (39.1) | 752 (38.4) | 426 (40.7) | |
23:00–06:59 | 957 (31.8) | 618 (31.5) | 339 (32.3) | |
Region | ||||
Urban | 1,365 (45.4) | 901 (46.0) | 464 (44.3) | 0.360 |
Rural | 1,641 (54.5) | 1,057 (54.0) | 584 (55.7) | |
Hospital beds | ||||
≥ 600 | 1,512 (50.3) | 1,051 (53.6) | 461 (43.9) | < 0.0001 |
300–599 | 383 (12.7) | 227 (11.5) | 156 (14.8) | |
< 300 | 1,111 (36.9) | 680 (34.7) | 431 (41.1) | |
Length of stay ≥ 6 h | 961 (31.9) | 763 (38.9) | 198 (18.8) | < 0.0001 |