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Table 4 Demographic data of patients who opted for an UPC due to violence-related behaviors

From: Changes in self-harm- and violence-related urgent psychiatric consultation in the emergency department during the different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

 

2019 (baseline)

2020 (peak)

2021 (slack)

No violence

n = 266

Violence

n = 57

P value

No violence

n = 167

Violence

n = 19

P value

No Violence

n = 235

Violence

n = 33

P value

Sex (male)

113 (42.5%)

33 (57.9%)

P = 0.034

51 (30.5%)

14 (73.7%)

P < 0.001

86 (36.6%)

24 (72.7%)

P < 0.001

Reference

  

P = 0.220

  

P = 0.159

 

Age

41.9 ± 17.5

41.4 ± 17.1

p = 0.858

38.3 ± 18.2

47.8 ± 19.5

P = 0.032

35.4 ± 17.2

37.5 ± 17.9

P = 0.519

Reference

  

P = 0.176

  

P = 0.301

 

Police/EMS

93 (35%)

32 (56.1%)

P = 0.003

66 (39.5%)

12 (63.2%)

P = 0.048

115 (48.9%)

24 (72.7%)

P = 0.01

Reference

  

P = 0.592

  

P = 0.118

 
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BMC Psychiatry

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