Table1 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics, depression, and selected behavioral risk factors between case and population-based control groups
Variables | Control (n = 201) | Case (n = 186) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without SB | Suicide Attempters (n = 154) | Suicide (n = 32) | |||
Gender | Female | 114 (56.7) | 99(64.28) | 9(28.12) | 0.002 |
Male | 87 (43.3) | 55(35.72) | 23(71.9) | ||
Age | 10–25 | 93 (46.25) | 95(61.69) | 9(28.125) | 0.001 |
26–40 | 61 (30.35) | 45(29.22) | 18(56.25) | ||
≥ 40 | 47 (23.38) | 14(9.1) | 5(15.63) | ||
Occupation | Student | 46 (22.88) | 34(22.08) | 7(21.87) | 0.034 |
Farming related | 17 (8.45) | 4(2.6) | 2(6.25) | ||
Household | 94 (46.76) | 102(66.23) | 5(15.63) | ||
Others | 44 (21.9) | 14(9.09) | 18(56.25) | ||
Marital status | Single | 42 (20.9) | 26(16.88) | 10(31.25) | 0.028 |
Married | 144 (71.65) | 115(74.67) | 21(65.63) | ||
Widow and Divorced | 15 (7.46) | 13(8.45) | 1(3.12) | ||
Educational level | Primary school | 65 (32.34) | 52(33.76) | 10(31.25) | 0.247 |
Secondary school | 109 (54.23) | 80(51.95) | 19(59.38) | ||
High school and Academic | 27 (13.43) | 22(14.28) | 3(9.37) | ||
Family size | 2 ≥ | 35 (17.42) | 29(18.83) | 4(12.5) | 0.317 |
3–4 | 106 (52.73) | 83(53.9) | 16(50.00) | ||
≥ 4 | 60 (29.85) | 42(27.27) | 12(37.5) | ||
Income (million rials) | ≤ 10 | 67 (33.33) | 72(46.75) | 8(25.00) | 0.029 |
10 – 20 | 72 (35.82) | 57(37.01) | 13(40.62) | ||
20 – 30 | 77 (38.3) | 17(11.04) | 4(12.5) | ||
≥ 30 | 62 (30.85) | 8(5.19) | 7(21.88) | ||
Resident | Urban | 56 (27.86) | 31(20.13) | 2(6.25) | 0.334 |
Rural | 145 (72.14) | 123(79.87) | 30(93.75) | ||
Life alone | 10 (4.98) | 8(5.2) | 1 (3.12) | 0.530 | |
History of Depression | 49 (24.37) | 45 (29.22) | 3 (9.37) | 0.030 | |
Substance abuse | 8 (4) | 4 (2.6) | 2 (6.250 | 0.347 | |
Alcohol abuse | 20 (9.95) | 9 (4.48) | 11 (34.37) | 0.001 | |
Smoker a | 30 (14.92) | 17 (8.45) | 3 (9.37) | 0.001 | |