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Table 2 Suicide-related characteristics of subjects

From: Characteristics of adolescents who visit the emergency department following suicide attempts: comparison study between adolescents and adults

 

Adolescents

(N = 149)

Adults

(N = 1427)

Ă—2

p-value

N

%

N

%

  

Use of alcohol before the attempt (39)

26

17.6

899

64.7

124.10

< 0.001

Current suicidal ideation (109)

 No

77

56.2

556

41.8

18.86

< 0.001

 Yes

44

32.1

399

30.0

  

 Unknown

16

11.7

375

28.2

  

 Attempts with suicide plan (245)

25

19.1

195

16.2

0.68

0.40

Intention to die (184)

 Some or little intention

89

82.4

584

58.9

22.71

< 0.001

 Certain intention

19

17.6

408

41.1

22.71

< 0.001

Medical lethality (28)

 mild

117

80.1

714

50.9

45.37

< 0.001

 moderate to severe

29

19.9

688

49.1

45.37

17.53

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Joint suicide attempts (215)

7

5.3

11

0.9

  

 Admission (299)

35

23.5

455

31.9

4.43

0.03

Motivation of the suicide

 Psychiatric (127)

27

24.7

323

24.7

2.13

0.14

 Interpersonal (85)

115

79.9

860

63.8

14.74

< 0.001

 Job-related (126)

21

14.6

252

19.3

1.88

0.17

 Economic (111)

6

4.3

344

26.0

33.08

< 0.001

 Illness-related (123)

2

1.4

86

6.6

5.97

0.01

 Loss of family member (123)

3

2.1

34

2.6

0.11

0.73

 Abuse-related (125)

8

5.6

14

1.1

17.87

< 0.001

 Legal problem (129)

0

0.0

8

0.6

0.86

0.35

Method of suicide attempt

 Poisoning

101

67.8

946

66.3

0.13

0.71

 Analgesics

43

28.9

56

3.9

142.48

< 0.001

 Psychiatric medication

28

18.8

441

30.9

9.46

0.00

 Pesticide and Herbicide

5

3.4

293

20.5

25.9

< 0.001

 Other medications

27

18.1

266

18.6

0.02

0.87

 Asphyxia by gas

9

6.0

152

10.7

3.12

0.07

 Hanging

5

3.4

106

7.4

3.41

0.06

 Injury by sharp object

26

17.4

171

12.0

3.68

0.05

 Jumping and Drowning

6

4.0

34

2.4

1.47

0.22

 Others

2

1.3

18

1.3

0.00

0.93