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Table 1 Socio-demographic variables: comparison between patients with first versus multiple episodes of SH (N = 1730)

From: Patients with first versus multiple episodes of self-harm: how do their profiles differ?

 

Patients with first episode N = 764 (44.2%)

Patients with multiple episodes N = 966 (55.8%)

Statistics

P-value

Sites, % (N)

  

χ2(3) = 4.123

.249

Lausanne

48.6 (371)

50.8 (491)

  

Geneva

11.8 (90)

13.7 (132)

  

Neuchatel

19.6 (150)

16.6 (160)

  

Valais

20.0 (153)

18.9 (183)

  

Gender, % (N)

  

Fisher’s exact test

.005

Male

47.1 (360)

40.2 (388)

  

Female

52.9 (404)

59.7 (577)

  

Other

0.0 (0)

0.1 (1)

  

Age, Mean (SD)

38.74 (16.41)

37.82 (14.07)

t(1506.150) = 1.235

.217

Legal status, % (N)

  

Fisher’s exact test

.014

Swiss nationality

67.2 (399)

74.5 (545)

  

Legally transiting in Switzerland

1.5 (9)

0.7 (5)

  

Permit B

8.1 (48)

5.1 (37)

  

Permit C

10.6 (63)

8.1 (59)

  

Permit F

2.0 (12)

1.1 (8)

  

Permit L

0.3 (2)

0.8 (6)

  

Permit N

1.5 (9)

1.6 (12)

  

NEM status

2.4 (14)

1.5 (11)

  

Clandestine

4.4 (26)

4.0 (29)

  

Non-accompanied minor

0.5 (3)

0.0 (0)

  

Other

1.5 (9)

2.7 (20)

  

Problematic socioeconomic situation, % (N)

51.9 (356)

63.3 (519)

χ2(1) = 19.932

 < .001

Lifestyle, % (N)

  

χ2(8) = 34.781

 < .001

By him/herself

21.8 (165)

28.2 (271)

  

Couple without children

19.4 (147)

14.2 (136)

  

Couple with children

24.9 (189)

20.0 (192)

  

By his or her parents

16.4 (124)

14.2 (136)

  

Shared accommodation

4.5 (34)

3.8 (36)

  

Foster care, institution for the elderly, etc.

4.1 (31)

7.7 (74)

  

Incarcerated

4.6 (35)

6.3 (60)

  

Homeless

1.8 (14)

1.7 (16)

  

Other

2.5 (19)

4.1 (39)

  

Civil status, % (N)

  

χ2(4) = 19.433

 < .001

Single

49.0 (365)

54.3 (503)

  

Married or registered partnership

29.4 (219)

20.3 (188)

  

Divorced

12.8 (95)

16.0 (148)

  

Separated

6.3 (47)

6.7 (62)

  

Widowed

2.6 (19)

2.8 (26)

  

Level of education, % (N)

  

Fisher’s exact test

 < .001

Compulsory schooling

20.9 (101)

26.7 (141)

  

Apprenticeship

32.6 (158)

30.5 (161)

  

Maturity diploma

6.8 (33)

7.6 (40)

  

Professional/commercial/technical school

17.8 (86)

11.7 (62)

  

University

16.3 (79)

14.4 (76)

  

No completed schooling

2.5 (12)

3.0 (16)

  

Out of school

1.7 (8)

2.5 (13)

  

Specialized courses

0.8 (4)

2.5 (13)

  

Other

0.6 (3)

1.1 (6)

  

Professional activity, % (N)

  

χ2(7) = 86.099

 < .001

Apprentice

15.9 (114)

13.0 (115)

  

Full-time worker

23.3 (167)

14.7 (130)

  

Part-time worker

9.3 (67)

7.1 (63)

  

Household activity

2.4 (17)

2.7 (24)

  

Unemployed

27.6 (198)

29.2 (259)

  

Retired or equivalent

7.4 (53)

3.6 (32)

  

Invalidity insurance

8.9 (64)

24.4 (216)

  

Other

5.3 (38)

5.4 (48)

  

Legal representative, % (N)

  

Fisher’s exact test

 < .001

Him/herself

96.2 (713)

87.6 (781)

  

Parents

1.1 (8)

2.0 (18)

  

Curatorship

2.3 (17)

9.8 (87)

  

Other

0.4 (3)

0.7 (6)

  
  1. For multiple SH, the data of the last episode were used
  2. IQR s Inter-quartile Range
  3. aPatients with multiple episodes > Patients with first episode