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Table 2 Annual prevalence rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in the PATH Through Life Project (N = 6,666)

From: Baseline factors predictive of serious suicidality at follow-up: findings focussing on age and gender from a community-based study

  

Suicidal ideation %

Suicide attempts % (n)

Gender

Age Group

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 1

Wave 2

Total

 

8.2 (609)

6.1*** (406)

0.8 (60)

0.5 * (34)

   Males

20s

12.6 (145)

9.3** (94)

1.2 (14)

1.0 (10)

 

40s

8.9 (105)

6.3*** (69)

0.7 (8)

0.5 (5)

 

60s

3.9 (51)

2.6** (30)

0.2 (2)

0.1 (1)

   Females

20s

13.4 (165)

9.9** (110)

1.6 (20)

1.0 (11)

 

40s

8.8 (117)

6.8** (85)

1.2 (16)

0.4* (5)

 

60s

2.1 (26)

1.7 (18)

0

0.2 (2)

  1. Significant difference between Wave 1 and 2, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, McNemar's Test.
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BMC Psychiatry

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