Table 1 Characteristics of the study population after matching for age, sex, and psychiatric diagnosis, and results of chi-square-tests/t-tests (suicide cases versus controls)
Suicide cases n = 101 Men4 | Controls n = 101 Men4 | Suicide cases n = 53 Women4 | Controls n = 53 Women4 | All suicide cases n = 154 | All controls n = 154 | Test statistic, p | |
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Mean age: years (SD5) Range | 45.9 (17.6) 18–84 | 45.9 (17.4) 17–84 | 49.6 (16.4) 13–96 | 49.4 (15.5) 13–85 | 47.1 (17.2) 13–96 | 47.1 (16.8) 13–85 | t: −0.040, p = .976 |
Educational level1,8 n (%) | χ2: 4.085, df 2, p = .137 | ||||||
Low | 28 (27.7) | 44 (43.6) | 15 (28.3) | 16 (30.8) | 43 (27.9) | 60 (39.0) | |
Medium | 54 (53.5) | 42 (41.6) | 25 (47.2) | 25 (48.1) | 79 (51.3) | 67 (43.5) | |
High | 18 (17.8) | 14 (13.9) | 11 (0.8) | 11 (21.2) | 29 (18.8) | 25 (16.2) | |
Occupational status8 n (%) | χ2: 0.14, df 1, p = .717 | ||||||
Employed | 37 (36.6) | 29 (28.7) | 12 (22.6) | 17 (32.1) | 49 (32.0) | 46 (30.1) | |
Unemployed | 64 (63.4) | 72 (71.3) | 40 (75.5) | 35 (66.0) | 104 (67.5) | 107 (69.5) | |
Family status8 n (%) | χ2: 3.23, df 3, p = .367 | ||||||
Cohabiting with partner (no children) | 12 (11.9) | 12 (11.9) | 8 (15.1) | 11 (20.8) | 20 (13.0) | 23 (14.9) | |
Cohabiting with partner and children | 14 (13.9) | 20 (19.8) | 4 (7.5) | 8 (15.1) | 18 (11.7) | 28 (18.2) | |
Single parent with children | 11 (10.9) | 5 (5.0) | 5 (9.4) | 8 (15.1) | 16 (10.4) | 13 (8.4) | |
Living alone | 64 (63.4) | 64 (63.4) | 35 (66.0) | 25 (47.2) | 99 (64.3) | 89 (57.8) | |
Diagnoses used for matching2 n (%) Depressive disorders (F32–F33, F34.1) | 27 (26.7) | 28 (27.7) | 242 (45.3) | 24 (45.3) | 51 (33.1) | 52 (33.8) | χ2: 0.047, df 7, p = 1.007 |
Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10–F19) | 28 (27.7) | 28 (27.7) | 5 (9.4) | 5 (9.4) | 33 (21.4) | 33 (21.4) | |
Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders (F40–F48) | 13 (12.9) | 13 (12.9) | 8 (15.1) | 8 (15.1) | 21 (13.6) | 21 (13.6) | |
Schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorder (F20–29) | 9 (8.9) | 9 (8.9) | 5 (9.4) | 5 (9.4) | 14 (9.1) | 14 (9.1) | |
Disorder of adult personality and behaviour (F60–F69) | 7 (6.9) | 7 (6.9) | 4 (7.5) | 42 (7.5) | 11 (7.1) | 11 (7.1) | |
Bipolar disorder (F31) | 32 (3) | 3 (3) | 4 (7.5) | 4 (7.5) | 7 (4.5) | 7 (4.5) | |
Disorder of psychological development / behavioral and emotional disorders (F80–89, F90–98) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.9) | 3 (1.9) | |
Psychiatric examination3 | 11 (10.9) | 10 (9.9) | 3 (5.7) | 3 (5.7) | 14 (9.1) | 13 (8.4) |