Table 8 Combined Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) definitions in the different suicidal behaviour groups, Yates corrected chi square tests
From: Revisiting the Dexamethasone Suppression Test in unipolar major depression: an exploratory study
| Â | Suppressors and reducers (SR) (n = 28) | Other (O) (n = 12) | Non-suppressors and increasers (NSI) (n = 10) | Chi square, p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | SR vs O | O vs NSI | SR vs NSI |
Recent suicide attempt | 3 | 10.71 | 2 | 16.66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.602 | 0.542 | 0.692 |
Ever suicide attempt | 9 | 32.14 | 2 | 16.66 | 2 | 20.00 | 0.315 | 0.723 | 0.385 |
Death thoughts rating: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.573 | 0.851 | 0.312 |
No death thoughts | 7 | 25.00 | 5 | 41.67 | 5 | 50.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Non-specific thoughts of death | 15 | 53.57 | 5 | 41.67 | 3 | 30.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Suicidal ideation | 6 | 21.43 | 2 | 16.67 | 2 | 20.00 | Â | Â | Â |