Variables | COVID-19 Group (N = 1252) | Non-COVID-19 Group (N = 6085) | χ2 | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | Â | Â | |
Recent suicide attempt | 73 | 5.8% | 498 | 8.2% | 8.01 | 0.005 |
Female | 822 | 65.7% | 4101 | 67.4% | 1.46 | 0.227 |
Marital Status |  |  |  |  | 105.66 | < 0.001 |
 Unmarried | 915 | 73.1% | 5148 | 84.6% |  |  |
 Married | 260 | 20.8% | 670 | 11.0% |  |  |
 Cohabit | 76 | 6.1% | 238 | 3.9% |  |  |
Work status |  |  |  |  | 62.37 | < 0.001 |
 Employed | 507 | 40.5% | 1979 | 32.5% |  |  |
 Student | 472 | 37.7% | 3013 | 49.5% |  |  |
 Unemployed | 269 | 21.5% | 1024 | 16.8% |  |  |
Education level |  |  |  |  | 108.25 | < 0.001 |
 Primary school | 87 | 6.9% | 623 | 10.2% |  |  |
 Middle school | 443 | 35.4% | 2901 | 47.7% |  |  |
 College or university | 702 | 56.1% | 2435 | 40.0% |  |  |
Depressive symptom score |  |  |  |  | 19.80 | < 0.001 |
 Mild | 382 | 30.5% | 1508 | 24.8% |  |  |
 Moderate | 299 | 23.9% | 1484 | 24.4% |  |  |
 Severe | 283 | 22.6% | 1598 | 26.3% |  |  |
Psychological distress score |  |  |  |  | 34.57 | < 0.001 |
 Mild | 411 | 36.7% | 1653 | 30.2% |  |  |
 Moderate | 490 | 43.8% | 2327 | 42.5% |  |  |
 Severe | 218 | 19.5% | 1491 | 27.3% |  |  |
Hopefulness score |  |  |  |  | 34.81 | < 0.001 |
 Hopeless | 164 | 15.5% | 1161 | 22.1% |  |  |
 Moderate | 400 | 37.9% | 2099 | 39.9% |  |  |
 High | 491 | 46.5% | 2001 | 38.0% |  |  |
Substance misuse | 81 | 6.5% | 399 | 6.6% | 1.33 | 0.513 |
Chronic life events | 632 | 50.5% | 3148 | 51.7% | 5.52 | 0.063 |
Acute life events | 495 | 39.5% | 2404 | 39.5% | 2.38 | 0.304 |
Being abused | 134 | 10.7% | 833 | 13.7% | 12.60 | 0.002 |
Fear of being attacked | 144 | 11.5% | 928 | 15.3% | 17.84 | < 0.001 |
History of suicide attempts | 263 | 21.0% | 1550 | 25.5% | 16.13 | < 0.001 |
Physical illness | 94 | 7.5% | 426 | 7.0% | 1.62 | 0.444 |
Relatives’ suicidal acts history | 406 | 32.4% | 2051 | 33.7% | 4.95 | 0.084 |