Table 1. Patient Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N=196 610) | Hospitalized (n=140 546) | Not hospitalized (n=56 064) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 177 493 (90.3) | 127 234 (90.5) | 50 259 (89.6) |
| Female | 19 117 (9.7) | 13 312 (9.5) | 5805 (10.4) |
| Age, y | |||
| Median (IQR) | 53 (41-59) | 52 (41-59) | 53 (42-60) |
| Race and ethnicitya | |||
| Hispanic | 15 189 (7.7) | 10 522 (7.5) | 4667 (8.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 53 829 (27.4) | 37 788 (26.9) | 16 041 (28.6) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 116 642 (59.3) | 84 563 (60.2) | 32 079 (57.2) |
| Otherb | 10 950 (5.6) | 7673 (5.5) | 3277 (5.8) |
| Primary psychiatric diagnosis | |||
| Nonaffective psychosis | 61 522 (31.3) | 44 214 (31.5) | 17 308 (30.9) |
| Major depressive disorder | 60 790 (30.9) | 45 509 (32.4) | 15 281 (27.3) |
| Bipolar disorder | 34 071 (17.3) | 25 191 (17.9) | 8880 (15.8) |
| Other | 40 227 (20.5) | 25 632 (18.2) | 14 595 (26.0) |
| Level of suicidality | |||
| Suicidal ideation without recent attempt | 165 307 (84.1) | 116 446 (82.9) | 48 861 (87.2) |
| Suicide attempt in past 2-7 dc | 5732 (2.9) | 3047 (2.2) | 2685 (4.8) |
| Suicide attempt in past dayd | 25 571 (13.0) | 21 053 (15.0) | 4518 (8.1) |
| Prior (to past 7 d) lifetime suicide attempts | |||
| None | 148 672 (75.6) | 107 064 (76.2) | 41 608 (74.2) |
| ≥1 | 47 938 (24.4) | 33 482 (23.8) | 14 456 (25.8) |
a
Race and ethnicity was included in the analyses as prior examinations have revealed racial and ethnic differences in psychiatric hospitalizations. Race and ethnicity are stored separately in the database. The categories used herein were created by cross-classifying the race and ethnicity variables. Individuals who identified as Hispanic or Latino ethnicity were categorized as Hispanic. All others were categorized using the race variable.
b
Other racial and ethnic groups included American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. They were not separated into individual categories due to low numbers.
c
Before the emergency department/urgent care visit.
d
Within 1 day of the emergency department/urgent care visit.