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Table 2Table 2 Comparisons between suicide attempters and non-attempters within ASD and non-ASD group

From: Comorbid atypical autistic traits as a potential risk factor for suicide attempts among adult depressed patients: a case–control study

 

ASD (n= 37)

Non-ASD (n= 299)

Suicide attempters (n= 9)

Suicide non-attempters (n= 28)

p

Suicide attempters (n= 22)

Suicide non-attempters (n= 277)

p

Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) mean (SD)

33.3 (6.9)

30.9 (6.5)

.58

   

Age (year) mean (SD)

28.0 (10.9)

28.7 (8.2)

.87

38.8 (13.4)

43.1 (14.1)

.16

Range

19–55

18–51

 

20–62

18–83

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Female gender

6 (67)

14 (50)

.46

14 (64)

174 (63)

1

Already treated at the first visit

5 (56)

16 (57)

1

18 (82)

174 (63)

.10

Drug treatments at the first visit

5 (56)

15 (54)

1

14 (64)

156 (56)

.66

Anxiolytics

2 (22)

10 (36)

.69

8 (36)

99 (36)

1

Antidepressants

4 (44)

8 (29)

.43

7 (32)

92 (33)

1

Mood stabilizers

1 (11)

2 (7)

1

5 (23)

38 (14)

.34

Antipsychotics

0 (0)

4 (14)

.55

5 (23)

39 (14)

.34

Educational level

  

.12

  

.18

University or upper

3 (33)

19 (68)

 

6 (27)

118 (43)

 

High school or lower

6 (67)

9 (31)

 

16 (73)

159 (57)

 

Marital status

  

.37

  

.65

Married

3 (33)

5 (18)

 

12 (55)

177 (60)

 

Unmarried, divorced, or widowed

6 (67)

23 (82)

 

10 (45)

110 (40)

 

Employment

  

.40

  

.25

Employed, homemaker, undergraduate

8 (89)

20 (71)

 

12 (55)

186 (67)

 

Unemployed or retired

1 (11)

8 (29)

 

10 (45)

91 (33)

 

Living alone

1 (11)

7 (25)

.65

1 (5)

58 (21)

.09

Past suicidal behaviors

5 (56)

3 (11)

.01

11 (50)

38 (14)

<.01

Family history of psychiatric disorders

3 (33)

6 (21)

.66

6 (27)

71 (26)

.81

Family history of suicide

1 (11)

3 (11)

1

5 (23)

17 (6)

.02

Bipolarity

3 (33)

13 (46)

.70

10 (45)

104 (38)

.50

Agitation

8 (89)

3 (11)

<.01

10 (45)

34 (12)

<.01

Psychotic features

1 (11)

1 (4)

.43

3 (14)

16 (6)

.16

Physical diseases

0 (0)

1 (4)

1

3 (14)

48 (17)

1

Alcohol abuse

3 (33)

2 (7)

.08

4 (18)

35 (13)

.51

Cluster B personality disorder

1 (11)

2 (7)

1

3 (14)

5 (2)

.02

Subtypes of ASD

  

.02

   

Autistic disorder or Asperger's disorder

0 (0)

12 (43)

    

PDD-NOS

9 (100)

16 (57)