Prevalence and risk factors for lifetime suicide ideation, plan and attempt in Chinese men who have sex with men

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt of 807 Chinese men who have sex with men

Characteristic	N	%
Age, yrs.
18–29	575	71.3
30–39	133	16.5
40–64	99	12.3
Education, yrs.
<10	255	31.6
10–12	322	39.9
≥13	230	28.5
Relationship status
Single	571	70.8
Married	108	13.4
Cohabitation	92	11.4
Divorced	36	4.5
Sexual identity
Homosexual	381	47.2
Heterosexual	13	1.6
Bisexual	325	40.3
Unconfirmed	88	10.9
Homosexual behavior known by family members	140	17.4
Disclosure of homosexual identity	185	22.9
Lifetime psychiatric disorders
Mood disorder	92	11.4
Major depression	55	6.8
Dysthymia	28	3.5
Bipolar disorder	19	2.4
Anxiety disorder	169	20.9
Panic disorder	14	1.7
GAD	6	0.7
Simple phobia	69	8.6
Social phobia	41	5.1
Agoraphobia	93	11.5
Alcohol disorder	167	20.7
Alcohol abuse	43	5.3
Alcohol dependence	124	15.4
Drug disorder	26	3.2
Drug dependence	22	2.7
Drug abuse	5	0.6
Any disorder	284	35.2
Comorbidities
1	160	19.8
2	61	7.6
3	28	3.5
≥4	35	4.3
Lifetime suicide behaviors
Ideation	148	18.3
Plan	70	8.7
Attempt	37	4.6

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