Table 2 Socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics of in-patient suicide cases by leave status
From: Suicide amongst psychiatric in-patients who abscond from the ward: a national clinical survey
| Â | Absconders (n = 469) | Agreed leave (n = 761) | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feature | N | % | N | % | P-value |
Socio-demographic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male gender | 311 | 66% | 488 | 64% | 0.44 |
Unemployed | 222 | 48% | 281 | 37% | < 0.001 |
Ethnic minority | 29 | 6% | 59 | 8% | 0.29 |
Unmarried | 353 | 75% | 530 | 70% | 0.03 |
Living alone | 193 | 42% | 341 | 45% | 0.24 |
Homeless | 32 | 7% | 28 | 4% | 0.01 |
Behavioural | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
History of self-harm | 351 | 76% | 562 | 75% | 0.70 |
History of violence | 131 | 28% | 152 | 20% | 0.001 |
History of alcohol misuse | 171 | 37% | 230 | 31% | 0.03 |
History of drug misuse | 167 | 36% | 176 | 23% | < 0.001 |