From: Is low total cholesterol levels associated with suicide attempt in depressive patients?
Characteristics | Non-suicidal MDD patients( N Â =Â 110) | MDD suicide attempters (NÂ =Â 52) | Normal controls (NÂ =Â 151) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (men/women) | 35/75 | 19/33 | 50/101 | 0.837 |
Age (years) | 44.33 ± 10.50 | 29.84 ± 8.78 | 38.92 ± 13.28 | 0.000 |
BMI | 26.24 ± 2.57 | 25.65 ± 3.61 | 25.58 ± 4.10 | 0.440 |
Addiction | ||||
 Cigarette smoking | ||||
  Smokers | 20 (19.19%) | 14 (38.9%) | 24 (15.9%) | 0.034 |
  Non-smokers | 90 (81.81%) | 36 (61.1%) | 127 (84.1%) |  |
 Alcoholic beverages | ||||
  Consumers | 12 (10.9%) | 11 (21.6%) | 16 (10.5%) | 0.079 |
  Non-consumers | 98 (89.1%) | 40 (78.4%) | 135 (89.5%) |  |
Diagnosis (DSM-IV) | ||||
 Major depressive disorder, single episode | 31(28.2%) | 30 (57.7%) | – | – |
 Major depressive disorder, recurrent | 97 (71.8%) | 22 (42.3%) | – | – |
Treatment | ||||
 ISRS | 47 (42.7%) | 18 (34.6%) | – | – |
 Tricyclics | 42 (38.2%) | 12 (23.1%) | – |  |
 Mood stabilizers | 31 (28.2%) | 15 (28.9%) | – |  |
 Antipsychotics | 17 (15.5%) | 5 (9.6%) | – |  |
 Benzodiazepine | 19 (17.3%) | 8 (15.4%) |  |  |