Table 3.

Difference in medications groups between bipolar individuals with and without a history of suicide attempts.

Medication group: number taking it (%)	Bipolar without a history of suicide attempts N = 80	Bipolar with a history of suicide attempts N = 55	Pearson Chi-square (df)	Significance (2-sided)
Sex Hormones: 16 (11.9%)	6 (7.5%)	10 (18.2%)	3.560 (1)	0.059
Anti-diabetics: 8 (5.9%)	4 (5%)	4 (7.3%)	0.302 (1)	0.583
Inhalers: 6 (4.4%)	3 (3.8%)	3 (5.5%)	0.223 (1)	0.637
Simulants: 6 (4.4%)	3 (3.8%)	3 (5.5%)	0.223 (1)	0.637
Benzodiazepines: 40 (29.6%)	24 (30.0%)	16 (29.1%)	0.013 (1)	0.910
Mood stabilizers: 109 (80.7%)	68 (85.0%)	41 (74.5%)	2.291 (1)	0.130
Antipsychotics: 66 (48.9%)	36 (45.0%)	30 (54.5%)	1.188 (1)	0.276
Antidepressants: 69 (51.1%)	38 (47.5%)	31 (56.4%)	1.025 (1)	0.311
Other: 87 (64.4%)	50 (62.5%)	37 (67.3%)	0.324 (1)	0.569