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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics at the index suicide attempt

From: Risk of re-attempts and suicide death after a suicide attempt: A survival analysis

 

No re-attempters

(n = 992)

Re-attempters

(n = 249)

Total

(n = 1241)

p-value

O.R.

(95% CI)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

992

100

249

100

1241

100

p = 0.213

 

 Male

381

38.4

85

34.1

466

37.6

 

-

 Female

611

61.6

164

65.9

775

62.4

 

1.16 (0.92–1.47)

Age

992

100

249

100

1241

100

p = 0.025

 

  < 20

71

7.1

21

8.4

92

7.4

 

2.03 (1.14–3.61)

 20–29

184

18.5

43

17.3

227

18.3

 

1.68 (1.01–2.81)

 30–39

246

24.8

75

30.1

321

25.9

 

2.08 (1.29–3.35)

 40–49

211

21.3

63

25.3

274

22.1

 

2.04 (1.26–3.32)

 50–59

138

13.9

29

11.6

167

13.4

 

1.54 (0.89–2.67)

  ≥ 60

142

14.3

18

7.2

160

12.9

 

-

Marital status

772

100

197

100

969

100

p = 0.161

 

 Unmarried

157

20.3

48

24.4

205

21.1

 

3.04 (0.99–9.30)

 Stable partnership/married/cohabiting

404

52.3

100

50.8

504

52

 

2.58 (0.86–7.77)

 Separated/Divorced

175

22.7

46

23.3

221

22.8

 

2.71 (0.88–8.28)

 Widower

36

4.7

3

1.5

39

4

 

-

Place of birth

949

100

240

100

1189

100

p = 0.226

 

 Spain

834

87.9

219

91.2

1053

88.6

 

1.75 (0.86–3.55)

 South America

63

6.6

14

5.8

77

6.5

 

1.53 (0.66–3.56)

 Other

52

5.5

7

2.9

59

4.9

 

-

Educational level

278

100

72

100

350

100

p = 0.677

 

 Primary

142

51.1

34

47.2

176

50.3

 

1.35 (0.52–3.53)

 Secondary I

77

27.7

23

31.9

100

28.6

 

1.61 (0.60–4.28)

 Secondary II

35

12.6

11

15.3

46

13.1

 

1.67 (0.59–4.77)

 College

24

8.6

4

5.6

28

8

 

-

Employment situation

625

100

160

100

785

100

p = 0.306

 

 Employed

208

33.3

57

35.6

265

33.8

 

1.45 (0.95–2.20)

 Unemployed

132

21.1

36

22.5

168

21.4

 

1.44 (0.92–2.27)

 Pensioner

155

24.8

27

16.9

182

23.2

 

-

 Student

51

8.2

16

10

67

8.5

 

1.61 (0.93–2.80)

 No income

79

12.6

24

15

103

13.1

 

1.57 (0.96–2.58)

Home living arrangements

633

100

168

100

801

100

p = 0.621

 

 Living alone

87

13.7

21

12.5

108

13.5

 

-

 1 person

170

26.8

38

22.6

208

25.9

 

0.94 (0.58–1.52)

 2 people

201

31.7

63

37.5

264

32.8

 

1.23 (0.79–1.91)

 3 people

120

19

32

19

152

18.9

 

1.08 (0.66–1.77)

  ≥ 4 people

55

8.7

17

10.1

72

9.0

 

1.21 (0.69–2.14)