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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Variables

From: Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state

 

All subjects (total N = 141)

PCA subjects (total N = 130)

Means and standard deviations of dimensional demographic variables

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (range: 18-83)

42.2(14.3 )

42.4 (14.4)

Years of education (range: 4-20)

12.8 (1.7)

12.7 (1.7)

Frequencies and percentages of categorical demographic variables

 

N(%)

N(%)

Sex

  

Female

85 (60)

77(59)

Male

56 (40)

53(41)

Relationship status (2 subjects missing data)

  

   Total w/o partner

110 (78)

103(80)

Single

84 (60)

79 (61)

Divorced

16 (11)

14 (11)

Widowed

4 (3)

4 (3)

Separated

6 (4)

6 (5)

   Total w/Partner

29 (21)

25 (19)

In committed relationship

11 (8)

11 (8)

Married

18 (13)

14 (11)

Race

  

Caucasian

69 (49)

63 (48)

Hispanic

48 (34)

44 (34)

Afro-American

14 (10)

14 (11)

Other/missing

6 (4)

5 (4)

Asian

4 (3)

4 (3)

Axis I diagnosis (15 subjects missing data)

  

   Total MDD

43 (30)

41 (31)

MDD

30 (21)

29 (22)

MDD with panic attacks

13 (9)

12 (9)

   Total bipolar

31 (21)

27 (20)

Bipolar manic

19 (13)

16 (12)

Bipolar depressed

4 (3)

4 (3)

Bipolar mixed

4 (3)

4 (3)

Bipolar with panic attacks

3 (2)

3 (2)

   Total psychotic

29 (21)

27 (20)

Schizoaffective/Schizophrenia

21 (15)

20 (15)

Psychosis NOS

8 (6)

7 (5)

   Total anxiety

25 (18)

21 (16)

GAD with Panic Attacks

24 (17)

20 (15)

Any diagnosis with panic attacks

40 (28)

35 (27)

History of suicide attempt (SA)

12 (8.5)

11 (8.5)

History of SA denied

25 (17.7)

25 (19.2)

History of SA unknown

105 (74.5)

95 (73.1)