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Table 1 Sociodemographics and clinical characteristics of groups (n = 302)

From: Borderline personality disorder and prior suicide attempts define a severity gradient among hospitalized adolescent suicide attempters

Groups

Non-BPD-SA

N = 80(26.5%)

BPD-SA

N = 127(42%)

BPD-MA

N = 95(31,5%)

p-value

Sociodemographics

 Mean Age (SD, min, max) (N = 297)

14.71(1.47)

14.59(1.17)

14.89(1.3)

0.3

 Sex, Female n (%): Men n (%) (N = 301)

61(76.2%): 19(23.8%)

109(86.5%): 17(13.5%)

80(84.2%): 15(15.8%)

0.15

Site of inclusion (n, %) (N = 302)

   

–

 Rouen, Amiens, Meaux, Creil, Crépy

44, 19, 4, 4, 6

75, 40, 3, 4, 4

50, 27, 4, 1, 14

0.027*

Family Variables

 Domiciliation: w/o or w/ both parents, n(%) (N = 301)

42(52.5%) / 38(47.5%)

80(63%) / 47(37%)

56(59.6%) / 38(40.4%)

0.325

Parental level of educationb

   

–

 Mother, mean (SD) (N = 173)

2.93(1.13)

2.93(1.14)

2.85(1.22)

0.871

 Father, mean (SD) (N = 140)

2.85(1.35)

2.93(1.24)

2.77(1.25)

0.762

Number of siblings, mean (SD) (N = 298)

2.53(1.38)

2.46(1.26)

2.47(1.3)

0.962

Rank among siblings

1.57(1.16)

1.67(1.23)

1.73(1.3)

0.76

Education Variables

 Special class services n(%) (yes) (N = 294)

67(85.9%)

108(88.5%)

81(86.2%)

0.822

 Grade repetition n(%) (yes) (N = 299)

32(40.5%)

27(21.3%)

36(38.7%)

0.003**

Attachement Style (RSQ)

 Insecure Attachement Style, mean (SD) (N = 259)

9.63(3.5)

11.96(3.35)

13.29(3.39)

<  0.001***

Negative Life Events

 Familial, parental (N = 290)

0.65(1.07)

0.72(1.28)

0.56(0.75)

0.982

 Accident, illness (N = 274)

0.61(0.8)

0.69(0.84)

0.65(0.82)

0.807

 Sexual (N = 274)

0.37(0.59)

0.61(0.73)

0.56(0.68)

0.056

 Autonomy (N = 274)

0.01(0.12)

0.07(0.26)

0.08(0.27)

0.181

 Deviance (N = 274)

0.24(0.58)

0.15(0.36)

0.23(0.45)

0.414

 Relocation (N = 274)

0.1(0.35)

0.27(0.48)

0.26(0.51)

0.022*

 Distress (N = 274)

1.2(1.11)

1.38(1)

1.11(0.98)

0.152

 Other (N = 274)

0.04(0.21)

0.06(0.24)

0.08(0.27)

0.635

 Total (N = 274)

3(2.41)

3.76(2.31)

3.51(2.21)

0.057

Medical and Psychological Care

 Psychiatric care n(%) (yes) (N = 253)

21(31.8%)

30(27.8%)

45(57%)

<  0.001***

Medication (N = 302)

 Antidepressant n(%) (yes)

1(1.2%)

7(5.5%)

14(14.7%)

0.002**

 Anxiolytic n(%) (yes)

6(7.5%)

17(13.4%)

14(14.7%)

0.305

 Antipsychotic n(%) (yes)

2(2.5%)

2(1.6%)

12(12.6%)

0.001**

 Thymoregulator n(%) (yes)

1(1.2%)

0(0%)

3(3.2%)

0.131

Clinical Characteristics (Categorical and Dimensional)

 Psychiatric diagnoses (Lifetime, K-SADS)

  Major Depressive Disorder, n(%) (yes) (N = 291)

22(28.2%)

50(40.3%)

58(65.2%)

<  0.001**

  Anxiety Disorder, n(%) (yes) (N = 291)

13(16.9%)

32(25.6%)

41(46.1%)

<  0.001***

  ADHD, n(%) (yes) (N = 291)

3 (3.9%)

4 (3.2%)

10 (11.2%)

0.044*

  ODD and/or Conduct Dis., n(%) (yes) (N = 291)

6(7.8%)

29(23.2%)

28(31.5%)

0.001**

  Eating Disorder, n(%) (yes) (N = 292)

2(2.6%)

1(0.8%)

4(4.5%)

0.21

  Substance use (DEP-ADO), mean (SD) (N = 274)

3.74(3.81)

7.37(6.93)

10.18(8.61)

<  0.001***

 Psychopathology

  Level of depression (BDI), mean (SD) (N = 297)

12.83(9.05)

27.6(11.86)

32.97(13.09)

<  0.001***

  Level of hopelessness (BHS), mean (SD) (N = 291)

6.03(4.5)

9.8(5.25)

11.74(5.53)

<  0.001***

  Impulsivity (Eysenck scale), mean (SD)(N = 284)

9.64(4.34)

12.83(4.57)

13.66(4.6)

<  0.001***

  CGAS, mean (SD) (N = 271)

73.86(13.54)

71.65(15.02)

61.45(15.13)

<  0.001***

 Suicidal Assessment (Actual, C-SSRS)

  Age at first attempt, mean (SD) (N = 251)

14.73(1.48)

14.59(1.18)

14.05(1.59)

0.017*

  Suicide severity, mean (SD) (N = 262)

1.76(2.05)

3.29(2.22)

4.17(1.93)

<  0.001***

  Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) n(%) (yes) (N = 284)

18(23.4%)

49(41.5%)

62(69.7%)

<  0.001***

  1. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < 0.001
  2. ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder, ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, RSQ Relationship Questionnaire, DEP-ADO Dependency Scale for Adolescents, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, BHS Beck Hopelessness Scale, C-SSRS Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale, CGAS Children Global Assessment Scale