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Table 5 Descriptive analysis of the age and sex of subjects

From: Psychiatric diagnoses in 3275 suicides: a meta-analysis

 

Age (mean ± SD)

n [Studies]

All regions

  

♂

28.5 ± 12.8

880 [11,18,143,145,148-150,158]

♀

34.5 ± 17.8

333 [11,18,143,147-149,158]

Both sexes*

41.6 ± 17.8

794 [11,14,17,149,151,154,157,158]

American Studies

  

♂

26.0 ± 12.3

491 [18,143,148,150]

♀

27.3 ± 18.9

127 [18,143,148]

Both sexes*

N/A

N/A

European Studies

  

♂

27.2 ± 15.4

314 [11,145,149]

♀

37.9 ± 18.9

191 [11,147,149]

Both sexes*

42.3 ± 20.8

672 [11,14,15,17,151,154]

Australian Studies

  

♂

42.5

491 [158]

♀

45.7

15 [158]

Both sexes*

39.5 ± 5.2

122 [157,158]

Asian Studies

  

♂

N/A

N/A

♀

N/A

N/A

Both sexes*

N/A

N/A

  1. N/A – information not available
  2. * Both sexes refers to studies in which information on age by sex was not provided, and thus, only mean age for the whole sample was available.
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