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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters

From: A comparison of the characteristics of suicide attempters with and without psychiatric consultation before their suicidal behaviours: a cross-sectional study

  

Total (N = 288)

Consultation (N = 196)

Non-consultation group (N = 92)

Analysis

  

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

X2

P-value

Age

<20

23

(8.0)

8

(4.1)

15

(16.3)

12.7

<0.001

 

20-29

57

(19.8)

45

(23.0)

12

(13.0)

3.9

<0.05

 

30-39

74

(25.7)

56

(28.6)

18

(19.6)

 

n.s

 

40-49

50

(17.4)

42

(21.4)

8

(8.7)

7.1

<0.01

 

50-59

31

(10.8)

17

(8.7)

14

(15.2)

 

n.s

 

60-69

30

(10.4)

19

(9.7)

11

(12.0)

 

n.s

 

70-79

15

(5.2)

6

(3.1)

9

(9.8)

 

n.s

 

80-89

6

(2.1)

2

(1.0)

4

(4.3)

 

n.s

 

90<

2

(0.7)

1

(0.5)

1

(1.1)

 

n.s

 

Mean

41.6 ± 17.8

40.42 ± 21.5

44.14 ± 15.7

 

n.s

Gender

      

Male

 

108

(37.5)

53

(27.0)

55

(59.8)

28.6

<0.001

Female

 

180

(62.5)

143

(73.0)

37

(40.2)

Hospital stay (days)

Mean

12.7 ± 9.5

12.9 ± 14.4

12.2 ± 11.2

 

n.s