Table 1 Sociodemographic and psychiatric characteristics for study and control patients
Study patients N = 436 N (%) | Control patients N = 387 N (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics: | |||
Women | 312 (71.6%) | 261 (67.4%) | 0.199 |
Men | 124 (28.4%) | 126 (32.6%) | |
Age (years) mean ± standard deviation | 40.2 ± 15.3 | 39.7 ± 15.1 | 0.661 |
Social support | 56 (12.8%) | 53 (13.7%) | 0.719 |
Employed | 186 (42.7%) | 148 (38.2%) | 0.792 |
Resources | 354 (81.2%) | 240 (62.0%) | 0.193 |
Psychiatric characteristics: | |||
Previous suicide attempt | 199 (45.6%) | 213 (55.0%) | 0.0002 |
Previous psychiatric hospitalization | 172 (39.4%) | 123 (31.8%) | 0.852 |
Psychotropic treatment | 289 (66.3%) | 218 (81.7%) | 0.0001 |
Psychiatric follow-up care | 148 (33.9%) | 146 (37.7%) | 0.035 |
Major depressive disorder | 186 (42.7%) | 124 (32.0%) | 0.027 |
Bipolar disorder | 10 (2.3%) | 5 (1.3%) | 0.559 |
Psychotic disorder | 18 (4.1%) | 21 (5.4%) | 0.372 |
Personality disorder | 142 (32.6%) | 123 (31.8%) | 0.593 |
Anxiety disorder | 40 (9.2%) | 12 (3.1%) | 0.0005 |
Eating disorder | 4 (0.92%) | 4 (1.0%) | 0.999 |
Psychosocial crisis | 121 (27.8%) | 86 (22.2%) | 0.069 |
Recidivism | 55 (12.6%) | 69 (17.8%) | 0.037 |