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Table 1 Distributions of baseline covariates and psychiatric treatment one year before and after self-harm by parental education, among adolescents and young adults who self-harmed at ages 16–21 in 2002–2015 (n= 4,280)

From: Socioeconomic differences in psychiatric treatment before and after self-harm: an observational study of 4,280 adolescents and young adults

 

Parental education

 

Basic

Upper secondary

Lower tertiary

Higher tertiary

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Method of self-harm

  Poisoning

373

80

1,696

80

1,027

82

372

82

  Other

93

20

418

20

222

18

79

18

Specialised psychiatric care one year before self-harm

  No

292

63

1,254

59

711

57

226

50

  Outpatient only

98

21

473

22

276

22

115

26

  Inpatient

76

16

387

18

262

21

110

24

Specialised psychiatric care one year after self-harm

  No

245

53

1,009

48

530

42

160

35

  Outpatient only

135

29

627

30

417

33

171

38

  Inpatient

86

18

478

23

302

24

120

27

Psychotropic medication purchases one year before self-harm

  No

250

54

1,022

48

596

48

189

42

  Yes

216

46

1,092

52

653

52

262

58

Psychotropic medication purchases one year after self-harm

  No

232

50

910

43

456

37

149

33

  Yes

234

50

1,204

57

793

63

302

67

Income decile

  Lowest five deciles

409

88

1,649

78

689

55

142

31

  Highest five deciles

57

12

465

22

560

45

309

69

Sex

  Male

198

42

813

38

411

33

140

31

  Female

268

58

1,301

62

838

67

311

69

Age at self-harm

  14–17

91

20

402

19

274

22

112

25

  18–21

375

80

1,712

81

975

78

339

75