Table 4 Average number of suicidal patients by day of week and holiday (N = 81)
| Â | Average number of cases per day | p-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Male | Female | ||
Day of the week | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Monday | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 |  |
 Tuesday | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 |  |
 Wednesday | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |  |
 Thursday | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |  |
 Friday | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |  |
 Saturday | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 |  |
 Sunday | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 |  |
Holiday | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 Holidays or weekends | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |  |
 Weekdays | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 |  |
Day before or after a holiday | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Day before a holiday | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | NS |
 Day after a holiday | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | NS |