Table 1 Comparisons between suicide attempters and non-attempters among 336 depressed adults
Suicide attempters(n= 31) | Suicide non-attempters(n= 305) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) mean (SD) | 35.6 (13.5) | 41.8 (14.3) | .02 |
Range | 19–62 | 18–83 | |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Under 29 years old | 15 (48) | 59 (19) | <.01 |
Female gender | 20 (65) | 188 (62) | .85 |
Already treated at the first visit | 23 (74) | 190 (62) | .24 |
Drug treatments at the first visit | 19 (61) | 171 (56) | .70 |
Anxiolytics | 10 (32) | 109 (36) | .84 |
Antidepressants | 11 (35) | 100 (33) | .84 |
Mood stabilizers | 6 (19) | 40 (13) | .41 |
Antipsychotics | 5 (16) | 43 (14) | .79 |
Educational level | |||
University or upper | 9 (29) | 136 (45) | .13 |
High school or lower | 22 (71) | 169 (55) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 15 (48) | 172 (56) | .45 |
Unmarried, divorced, or widowed | 16 (52) | 133 (44) | |
Employment | |||
Employed, homemaker, undergraduate | 20 (65) | 206 (67) | .84 |
Unemployed or retired | 11 (35) | 99 (33) | |
Living alone | 2 (6) | 65 (21) | .06 |
Past suicidal behaviors | 16 (52) | 41 (13) | <.01 |
Family history of psychiatric disorders | 9 (29) | 77 (25) | .67 |
Family history of suicide | 6 (20) | 20 (7) | .02 |
Bipolarity | 13 (42) | 117 (38) | .70 |
Agitation | 18 (58) | 37 (12) | <.01 |
Psychotic features | 4 (13) | 17 (6) | .12 |
Physical diseases | 3 (10) | 49 (16) | .44 |
Alcohol abuse | 7 (23) | 37 (12) | .16 |
Cluster B personality disorder | 4 (13) | 7 (2) | .01 |
ASD | 9 (29) | 28 (9) | .003 |
Autistic disorder or Asperger's disorder | 0 (0) | 12 (4) | .61 |
PDD-NOS | 9 (29) | 16 (5) | .001 |