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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Structured follow-up by general practitioners after deliberate self-poisoning: a randomised controlled trial

 

Intervention group (n = 62) % (n)

Control group (n = 87) % (n)

P value

Gender

   

 Female

77.4 (48)

72.4 (63)

 

 Male

22.6 (14)

27.6 (24)

0.490

Mean age (95 % CI)

35.6 (32–39)

40 (36–40)

0.081

Marital status

   

 Single

50.0 (30)

40.5 (34)

 

 Married/cohabiting

43.4 (26)

41.7 (35)

 

 Separated/divorced

6.7 (4)

13.1 (11)

 

 Widowed

0.0 (0)

3.6 (3)

0.312

Living status

   

 Alone

37.7 (23)

39.7 (29)

 

 With others

62.3 (35)

60.3 (48)

0.959

Education

   

 Elementary high school

12.9 (8)

25.9 (22)

 

 Secondary vocational

54.8 (34)

49.4 (42)

 

 College/university

32.3 (20)

24.7 (21)

0.143

 Employment status

   

 Employed, student, military

49.2 (30)

40.5 (34)

 

 Unemployed

14.8 (9)

13.1 (11)

 

 Sick leave

6.6 (4)

11.9 (10)

 

 Welfare recipient

23.0 (14)

13.1 (11)

 

 Retired

0.0 (0)

7.1 (6)

 

 Maternity leave

1.6 (1)

1.2 (1)

 

 Other

4.9 (3)

13.1 (11)

0.103

Previously hospitalised for DSH

   

 No

38.2 (21)

48.1 (37)

 

 Yes

61.8 (34)

51.9 (40)

0.260

Previous psychiatric outpatient treatment

   

 No

44.3 (27)

45.1 (37)

 

 Once

11.5 (7)

17.1 (14)

 

 2–3 times

14.8 (9)

9.8 (8)

 

 4 times or more

29.5 (18)

28.0 (23)

0.679

Previous psychiatric inpatient treatment

   

 No

59.0 (36)

69.9 (58)

 

 Once

9.8 (6)

12.0 (10)

 

 2–3 times

14.8 (9)

9.6 (8)

 

 4 times or more

16.4 (10)

8.4 (7)

0.326

Want help to solve the problems that triggered the current episode

   

 No

9.8 (6)

6.2 (5)

 

 Yes

90.2 (55)

93.8 (76)

0.419