TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants who endorsed a past attempt and reattempt. a , b
| Total sample (reported a past attempt at index ED visit and received a follow‐up, N = 351) | Participants who reattempted suicide within 3 months post‐ED‐discharge (n = 60; 17%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 15.3 (1.5) | 15.0 (1.6) |
| Gender identity | ||
| Cisgender male | 71 (20.2) | 6 (11.7) |
| Cisgender female | 245 (69.8) | 45 (75.0) |
| Transgender/gender‐diverse | 34 (9.7%) | 8 (13.3) |
| Unavailable | 1 (0.3%) | ‐ |
| Race | ||
| White | 206 (58.7) | 39 (65.0) |
| Black | 69 (19.6) | 12 (20.0) |
| Asian | 1 (0.3) | 1 (1.7) |
| AI/AN | 3 (0.8) | ‐ |
| NH/PI | 2 (0.6) | 1 (1.7) |
| Multiracial | 32 (9.1) | 5 (8.3) |
| Unknown/unavailable | 40 (10.8) | 3 (3.3) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 77 (21.9) | 10 (16.7) |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 245 (69.8) | 45 (75.0) |
| Unknown/unavailable | 29 (8.3) | 5 (8.3) |
| Chief complaint | ||
| Medical/other | 165 (47.0) | 14 (23.3) |
| Psychiatric | 186 (53.0) | 46 (76.7) |
| ED disposition | ||
| Psychiatric admission/transfer c | 139 (39.6) | 36 (60.0) |
| Non‐psychiatric admission | 20 (5.7) | 2 (3.4) |
| Discharged | 188 (53.6) | 21 (35.0) |
| AMA/other | 4 (1.1) | 1 (1.6) |
| Recency of past attempt relative to index ED visit | ||
| Within the past week | 103 (28.8) | 31 (51.7) |
| 1 week to 3 months | 68 (19.0) | 12 (20.0) |
| 3–6 months | 43 (12.3) | 6 (10.0) |
| 6 months to 1 year | 41 (11.5) | 6 (10.0) |
| Over 1 year ago | 96 (27.4) | 5 (8.3) |
| Sole report of past attempt over 1 year ago with no past month SI | 68 (19.4) | 4 (5.9) |
| Recency of SI relative to index ED visit | ||
| No past month SI | 136 (38.7) | 12 (20.0) |
| The last 24 h | 143 (40.7) | 41 (68.3) |
| Between 24 h and 1 month | 72 (20.6) | 7 (11.7) |
a
AI/AN, American Indian/Alaskan Native; AMA, against medical advice; ED, emergency department; NH/PI, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; SDs, standard deviations; SI, suicidal ideation.
b
Values are presented as n (%); age is calculated as a mean, so parentheses for the age row contains SDs. Medical/other chief complaint included unintentional injury and intentional injury by other. Psychiatric chief complaint included intentional self‐injury (non‐suicidal), psychiatric (non‐suicidal), SI (no suicide attempt), and suicidal attempt.
c
All 46 participants in the present sample who were transferred were transferred due to psychiatric reasons.