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Table 2 Comparison the frequency of demographic variables by the Cause of suicide in the research population

From: The relationship between causes of suicidal attempts in Iran and individual and social variables: a retrospective study

Variable

Category

Romantic relationship problems

Addiction

Economic problems

Mental disorders

Statist (df)

P-value

Sex

Female

280(29.7)

70(19.8)

135(25.5)

123(28.2)

13.82 (3)

0.003

Male

663(70.3)

284(80.2)

395(74.5)

313(71.8)

Insurance

Not insured

509(54.0)

170(48.0)

245(46.2)

218(50.0)

44.28 (12)

 < 0.001

Iran health insurance organization

166(17.6)

49(13.8)

124(23.4)

83(19.0)

Social security organization

160(17.0)

89(25.1)

72(13.6)

82(18.8)

General health insurance

88(9.3)

31(8.8)

65(12.3)

40(9.2)

Others

20(2.1)

15(4.2)

24(4.5)

13(3.0)

Marriage status

Married

251(26.6)

137(38.7)

221(41.7)

163(37.4)

50.48 (6)

 < 0.001

Single

382(40.5)

140(39.5)

165(31.1)

144(33.0)

Widowed-divorced

310(32.9)

77(21.8)

144(27.2)

129(29.6)

Resident

Rural

600(63.6)

157(44.4)

324(61.1)

275(63.1)

43.26 (3)

 < 0.001

Urban

343(36.4)

197(55.6)

206(38.9)

206(36.9)

Income

Low

493(52.3)

129(36.4)

261(49.2)

241(55.3)

72.28 (6)

 < 0.001

Middle

284(30.1)

192(54.2)

187(35.3)

138(31.7)

High

166(17.6)

33(9.3)

82(15.5)

57(13.1)

Smoking

No

382(40.5)

117(33.1)

194(36.6)

186(42.7)

9.90 (3)

0.019

Yes

561(59.5)

237(66.9)

336(63.4)

250(57.3)

Alcohol

No

938(99.5)

347(98.0)

525(99.1)

432(99.1)

5.87 (3)

0.118

Yes

5(0.5)

7(2.0)

5(0.9)

4(0.9)

Season

Spring

194(20.6)

58(16.4)

102(19.2)

86(19.7)

11.47 (9)

0.245

Summer

158(16.8)

53(15.0)

71(13.4)

69(15.8)

Autumn

420(44.5)

177(50.0)

262(49.4)

186(42.7)

Winter

171(18.1)

66(18.6)

95(17.9)

95(21.8)

Education

Primary school and less

427(45.3)

98(27.7)

145(27.4)

167(38.3)

72.28 (6)

 < 0.001

High school

306(32.4)

164(46.3)

221(46.3)

153(35.1)

Diploma and graduate diploma

172(18.2)

73(20.6)

127(24.0)

83(19.0)

Bsc-msc-doctorate

38(4.0)

19(5.4)

37(7.0)

33(7.6)

Job

Self-employment

337(35.7)

130(36.7)

228(43.0)

154(35.3)

72.28 (6)

 < 0.001

Employee

241(25.6)

124(35.0)

131(24.7)

113(25.9)

Unemployed

344(36.5)

96(27.1)

159(30.0)

145(33.3)

Retired

21(2.2)

4(1.1)

12(2.3)

24(5.5)

History of suicide in case

No

385(40.8)

172(48.6)

250(47.2)

185(42.4)

9.46 (3)

0.024

Yes

558(59.2)

182(51.4)

280(52.8)

251(57.6)

Family history of suicide

No

777(82.4)

284(80.2)

433(81.7)

351(80.5)

1.18 (3)

0.757

Yes

166(17.6)

70(19.8)

97(18.3)

85(19.5)

History of at least one

No

908(96.3)

346(97.7)

512(96.6)

328(75.2)

234.76 (3)

 < 0.001

Yes

35(3.7)

8(2.3)

18(3.4)

108(24.8)

Physical illness

No

804(85.3)

317(89.5)

480(90.6)

379(86.9)

10.37 (3)

0.016

Yes

139(14.7)

37(10.5)

50(9.4)

57(13.1)

Year

2017

347(36.8)

41(11.6)

115(21.7)

57(13.1)

212.65 (12)

 < 0.001

2018

173(18.3)

55(15.5)

168(31.7)

136(31.2)

2019

142(15.1)

72(20.3)

60(11.3)

64(14.7)

2020

175(18.6)

125(53.3)

138(26.0)

133(30.5)

2021

106(11.2)

61(17.2)

49(9.2)

46(10.6)