Comparison of the characteristics of suicide attempters with major depressive disorder and those with no psychiatric diagnosis in emergency departments of general hospitals in China

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of suicide attempters with MDD and with no psychiatric diagnosis

Characteristics	MDD (n = 54)		No psychiatric diagnosis (n = 73)		χ ²	df	P
Characteristics	N	%	N	%	χ ²	df	P
Method of suicide attempts					0.76	2	0.69
Self-poisoning	50	92.60	67	91.80
Self-injury	4	7.40	5	6.80
Other	0	0	1	1.40
Previous episodes of suicide attempts					0.75	1	0.39
No	41	75.90	60	82.20
Yes	13	24.10	13	17.80
Family history of suicide attempts					0.73	1	0.39
No	52	96.30	72	98.60
Yes	1	3.70	1	1.40
Alcohol use at the time of the episode or up to 12 h before					0.004	1	0.95
No	49	90.70	66	90.40
Yes	5	9.30	7	9.60
Self-rescue					7.19	1	0.01
No	53	98.10	61	83.60
Yes	1	1.90	12	16.40
Motive of suicide attempt					21.79	2	0.000
Deceased pain and burden	40	74.10	24	32.90
Threatened or revenged others	9	16.70	38	52.10
Other	5	9.30	11	15.10
Suicide note					5.15	1	0.02
No	43	79.60	68	93.20
Yes	11	20.40	5	6.80
Funeral arrangements					1.50	1	0.22
No	50	92.60	71	97.30
Yes	4	7.40	2	2.70
Seeking for help					2.16	1	0.14
No	47	87.00	56	76.70
Yes	7	13.00	17	23.30
Impulsive suicide attempts					28.90	1	0.000
No	43	79.60	23	31.50
Yes	11	20.40	50	68.50
Suicide ideation					48.23	1	0.000
No	2	3.70	47	64.40
Yes	52	96.30	26	35.60
Score on quality of life (Mean, SD)	39.58	10.07	58.22	11.28	− 9.63		0.000

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