Table 1.

Demographic variables of subjects hospitalized for suicide risk and other clinical reasons in SPDC in the study period

Variables	Suicide risk (n =528)	Other clinical reasons (n =2,425)	Total (n =2,903)	Statistical test Probability
SEX, n (%)
Male	278 (52.65%)	1500 (62.44%)	1778 (60.68%)	Pearson Chi2 = 17.41 p = 0.000 SRES ≥ 2, p < 0.05
Female	250 (47.34%)	902 (37.55%)	1152 (39.31%)
Nationality, n (%)
Italian	435 (82.38%)	1851 (77.06%)	2286 (78.02%)	Pearson Chi2 = 7.34 p = 0.025 SRES ≥ 2, p < 0.05
European non-Italian	23 (4.35%)	149 (6.20%)	172 (5.87%)
Extra-European	70 (13.25%)	402 (16.73%)	472 (16.10%)
Support administrator, n (%)
Present	34 (6.43%)	302 (12.57%)	336 (11.46%)	Pearson Chi2 = 16.03 p = 0.000 SRES ≥ 2, p < 0.05
Absent	494 (93.56%)	2100 (87.42%)	2594 (88.53%)
Working condition, n (%)
Unemployed	121 (22.91%)	673 (28.01%)	794 (27.09%)	Pearson Chi2 = 26.59 p = 0.000 SRES ≥ 2, p < 0.05
Employed	117 (22.15%)	420 (17.48%)	537 (18.32%)
Student	49 (9.28%)	133 (5.53%)	182 (6.21%)
Retired by age	25 (4.73%)	96 (3.99%)	121 (4.12%)
Disability pension	46 (8.71%)	316 (13.15%)	362 (12.35%)
Unknown	170 (32.19%)	764 (31.80%)	934 (31.87%)
Housing condition, n (%)
Parental family	140 (26.51%)	672 (27.97%)	812 (27.71%)	Pearson Chi2 = 25.858 p = 0.000 SRES ≥ 2, p < 0.05
Acquired family	127 (24.05%)	424 (17.65%)	551 (18.80%)
Living alone	54 (10.22%)	282 (11.74%)	336 (11.46%)
Community or protected facility	67 (12.68%)	366 (15.23%)	433 (14.77%)
Homeless	20 (3.78%)	99 (4.12%)	119 (4.06%)
Prison or judicial hospital	10 (1.89%)	11 (0.45%)	21 (0.71%)
Other or not known	110 (20.83%)	548 (22.81%)	658 (22.45%)
Education, n (%)
Illiteracy	4 (0.75%)	28 (1.16%)	32 (1.09%)	Pearson Chi2 = 5.305 p = 0.380
Elementary School	24 (4.54%)	144 (5.99%)	168 (5.73%)
Middle School	171 (32.38%)	852 (35.47%)	1023 (34.91%)
High School	126 (23.86%)	518 (21.56%)	644 (21.97%)
University Degree	23 (4.35%)	99 (4.12%)	122 (4.16%)
Unknown	180 (34.09%)	761 (31.68%)	941 (32.11%)

SRES Standardized Residuals