Variable | Total (n = 11,462) | Discharge group (n = 8,456) | Hospitalization group (n = 3,006) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
Age | ||||
14–16 years | 4,317 (37.6) | 3,066 (36.3) | 1,251 (41.6) | < 0.0001 |
17–19 years | 7,145 (62.3) | 5,390 (63.7) | 1,755 (58.3) | |
Female sex | 7,476 (65.2) | 5,357 (63.3) | 2,119 (70.4) | < 0.0001 |
Insurance type | ||||
NHI | 9,213 (80.4) | 6,840 (80.8) | 2,373 (78.9) | 0.069 |
Medicaid | 1,005 (8.8) | 721 (8.5) | 284 (9.5) | |
Other | 1,244 (10.9) | 895 (10.5) | 349 (11.6) | |
EMS use | 4,669 (40.7) | 3,337 (39.4) | 1,332 (44.3) | < 0.0001 |
KTAS score | ||||
1–3 | 6,390 (55.7) | 3,987 (47.1) | 2,403 (79.9) | < 0.0001 |
4–5 | 5,072 (44.2) | 4,469 (52.8) | 603 (20.0) | |
Year | ||||
2016 | 1,894 (16.5) | 1,344 (15.8) | 550 (18.3) | 0.011 |
2017 | 2,266 (19.7) | 1,677 (19.8) | 589 (19.5) | |
2018 | 3,410 (29.7) | 2,514 (29.7) | 896 (29.8) | |
2019 | 3,892 (33.9) | 2,921 (34.5) | 971 (32.3) | |
Season | ||||
Spring | 2,760 (24.0) | 2,028 (24.0) | 732 (24.3) | 0.774 |
Summer | 3,263 (28.4) | 2,401 (28.4) | 862 (28.6) | |
Fall | 3,115 (27.1) | 2,320 (27.4) | 795 (26.4) | |
Winter | 2,324 (20.2) | 1,707 (20.2) | 617 (20.5) | |
Method of suicide attempts | ||||
Poisoning | 5,009 (43.7) | 2,916 (34.5) | 2,093 (69.7) | < 0.0001 |
Cutting and piercing | 4,507 (39.4) | 4,070 (48.2) | 437 (14.5) | |
Others | 1,937 (16.9) | 1,464 (17.3) | 473 (15.7) | |
Major treatment subject | ||||
Psychiatry | 2,076 (18.1) | 1,715 (20.3) | 361 (12.0) | < 0.0001 |
Time from event to arrival (h) | 1.1 (0.6–3.9) | 1.0 (0.6–3.0) | 2.0 (0.7–6.0) | < 0.0001 |
Time of arrival | ||||
07:00–14:59 | 2,693 (23.5) | 1,822 (21.5) | 871 (28.9) | < 0.0001 |
15:00–22:59 | 4,414 (38.5) | 3,236 (38.2) | 1,178 (39.1) | |
23:00–06:59 | 4,355 (38.0) | 3,398 (40.1) | 957 (31.8) | |
Region | ||||
Urban | 5,379 (46.9) | 4,014 (47.5) | 1,365 (45.4) | 0.051 |
Rural | 6,083 (53.0) | 4,442 (52.5) | 1,641 (54.5) | |
Hospital beds | ||||
≥ 600 | 5,508 (48.0) | 3,996 (47.2) | 1,512 (50.3) | 0.004 |
300–599 | 1,433 (12.5) | 1,050 (12.4) | 383 (12.7) | |
< 300 | 4,521 (39.4) | 3,410 (40.3) | 1,111 (36.9) | |
Length of stay ≥ 6 h | 2,626 (22.9) | 1,665 (19.6) | 961 (31.9) | < 0.0001 |