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Table 1 Characteristics of substance users with and without suicidal ideation

From: Factors that affect substance users’ suicidal behavior: a view from the Addiction Severity Index in Korea

Characteristics

With suicidal ideation

Without suicidal ideation

P value

(N = 215)

(N = 308)

General information

   

   Age in years

42.09 ± 8.08

44.21 ± 8.48

0.004

   Male

201 (93.5)

287 (93.5)

0.999

   Education (grades)

10.01 ± 2.24

10.27 ± 2.34

0.208

   Employed

43 (20.0)

68 (22.2)

0.588

Drug and alcohol information

   Detoxification treatment

39 (18.2)

25 (8.2)

0.001

Social information

   

   Marital status

  

0.013

     Married

62 (28.8)

122 (39.7)

 

     Single

84 (39.1)

87 (28.3)

 

     Separated/divorced/widowed

69 (32.1)

98 (31.9)

 

   Satisfaction of family environment

129 (60.8)

229 (74.6)

0.001

   Satisfaction of spare time

135 (63.1)

248 (81.0)

<0.001

   Spare time

  

<0.001

     with others

125 (59.0)

236 (77.1)

 

     alone

87 (41.0)

70 (22.9)

 

   Serious family problem

   

     with mother

78 (36.3)

69 (22.5)

0.001

     with father

81 (37.7)

69 (22.5)

<0.001

     with brothers and sisters

66 (30.8)

49 (16.0)

<0.001

     with friend

86 (40.0)

69 (22.5)

<0.001

   Emotional abuse

107 (50.0)

60 (19.5)

<0.001

   Physical abuse

34 (15.9)

17 (5.5)

<0.001

   Sexual abuse

5 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

0.007

   Pain from family problem

0.99 ± 1.47

0.58 ± 1.26

0.001

   Pain from social problem

0.84 ± 1.36

0.49 ± 1.13

0.002

   Need for treatment for family problem

0.80 ± 1.35

0.46 ± 1.15

0.003

   Need for treatment for social problem

0.64 ± 1.23

0.41 ± 1.04

0.024

Psychological information

   

   Serious depression

136 (63.3)

56 (18.2)

<0.001

   Serious anxiety or tension

110 (51.2)

40 (13.0)

<0.001

   Hallucinations

44 (20.5)

10 (3.3)

<0.001

   Trouble with understanding, concentrating, or remembering

111 (51.6)

62 (20.3)

<0.001

   Trouble with controlling violent behavior

115 (53.5)

59 (19.2)

<0.001

   Prescription experience

81 (37.7)

40 (13.0)

<0.001

   Pain from psychological problem

2.61 ± 1.43

1.24 ± 1.53

<0.001

   Need for treatment

2.35 ± 1.66

0.99 ± 1.46

<0.001

  1. The categorical variables are presented as n (%) in the chi-square test, and the continuous variables are presented as the mean ± SD in the Student’s t test.