Table 2 Clinical characteristics of major depressive disorder patients with low and high suicidality

MADRS score

27.78 (7.96)

33.58 (7.14)

7.33

545

<0.001**

GSI (of SCL-90-R) score

0.13 (0.06)

0.17(0.07)

5.40

543

<0.001**

FSS score

4.92 (1.47)

5.42 (1.22)

-3.19

236.19

0.001**

SF-36 score

376.7 (124.1)

311.9 (126.8)

5.09

542

<0.001**

 Bodily pain†

59.19 (27.22)

55.94 (29.46)

-1.04

543

.294

 Emotional wellbeing

33.52 (18.15)

24.29 (16.89)

5.05

544

<0.001**

 General health

37.15 (20.42)

32.70 (23.06)

2.07

544

0.039*

 Role limitation due to emotional health†

41.45 (26.77)

30.17 (24.95)

-4.27

543

<0.001**

 Role limitations due to hysical health†

50.67 (28.73)

42.85 (28.17)

-2.70

544

<0.001**

 Physical functioning

79.83 (22.37)

69.82 (25.44)

-4.14

180.48

<0.001**

 Social functioning

46.77 (24.87)

40.02 (25.90)

-2.63

544

0.008*

 Vitality

28.41 (19.21)

16.63 (15.65)

-6.27

242.14

<0.001**

SDS score

16.52 (8.08)

19.22 (7.73)

3.34

545

0.001**

 Work/school

6.23 (2.29)

7.34 (2.55)

-3.46

203.59

0.001**

 Social/leisure

5.64 (3.00)

6.52 (2.84)

-2.92

544

0.003**

 Family life

5.24 (3.20)

6.35 (2.95)

-3.40

543

0.001**

MSPSS score

4.56 (1.40)

3.99 (1.42)

3.97

542

<0.001**

 Family

4.89 (1.65)

4.18 (1.87)

-3.64

180.60

<0.001**

 Friends

4.35 (1.59)

3.85 (1.56)

3.07

542

0.002**

 Significant others

4.71 (1.82)

4.18 (1.82)

-2.93

542

0.003**