Table 1.
Comparison of socio-demographic and psychological characteristics between suicides and controls separately for males and females (N =808)
| Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicides | Controls | Suicides | Controls | |||||
| Variables | (n =214) | (n = 202) | t/χ2 | p | (n = 178) | (n = 214) | t/χ2 | p |
| Age, years, mean (S.D.) | 26.9 (6.603) | 25.5 (6.132) | 2.362 | 0.019 | 26.7 (6.086) | 25.9 (6.193) | 1.277 | 0.203 |
| Education years, mean (S.D.) | 7.4 (2.625) | 9.4 (2.394) | −7.910 | <0.001 | 7.4 (2.940) | 8.9 (2.392) | −5.842 | <0.001 |
| Status in the family, n (%) | 41.597 | <0.001 | 16.153 | <0.001 | ||||
| Low | 36 (16.8) | 3 (1.5) | 28.771 | <0.001 | 20 (11.2) | 4 (1.9) | 14.833 | <0.001 |
| Average | 99 (46.3) | 74 (36.6) | 3.965 | 0.046 | 75 (42.1) | 87 (40.7) | 0.088 | 0.767 |
| High | 79 (36.9) | 125 (61.9) | 25.916 | <0.001 | 83 (46.6) | 123 (57.5) | 4.586 | 0.032 |
| Physical health condition, n (%) | 42.245 | <0.001 | 18.211 | <0.001 | ||||
| Poor | 56 (26.2) | 7 (3.5) | 41.678 | <0.001 | 32 (18.0) | 12 (5.6) | 14.922 | <0.001 |
| Average | 36 (16.8) | 38 (18.8) | 0.281 | 0.596 | 42 (23.6) | 41 (19.2) | 1.146 | 0.284 |
| Good | 122 (57.0) | 157 (77.7) | 20.185 | <0.001 | 104 (58.4) | 161 (57.5) | 12.532 | <0.001 |
| Personal annual income, n (%) | 98.970 | <0.001 | 41.743 | <0.001 | ||||
| Poor | 199 (93.0) | 99 (49.0) | 98.920 | <0.001 | 173 (97.2) | 157 (73.4) | 41.432 | <0.001 |
| Average | 5 (2.3) | 30 (14.9) | 21.122 | <0.001 | 3 (1.7) | 21 (9.8) | 11.690 | 0.001 |
| Good | 10 (4.7) | 73 (36.1) | 64.419 | <0.001 | 2 (1.1) | 36 (16.8) | 27.357 | <0.001 |
| Religion, n (%) | 16 (7.5) | 6 (3.0) | 4.213 | 0.040 | 15 (8.4) | 18 (8.4) | 0.000 | 0.996 |
| Currently married, n (%) | 146 (68.2) | 126 (62.4) | 1.570 | 0.210 | 131 (73.6) | 157 (73.4) | 0.003 | 0.959 |
| Impulsivity, mean (S.D.) | ||||||||
| Functional impulsivity | 7.0 (2.886) | 7.9 (2.244) | −3.501 | 0.001 | 7.3 (2.827) | 7.4 (2.378) | −0.392 | 0.695 |
| Dysfunctional impulsivity | 6.7 (3.730) | 3.7 (2.868) | 9.177 | <0.001 | 6.8 (3.599) | 3.7 (2.594) | 9.872 | <0.001 |
| Coping, mean (S.D.) | ||||||||
| Approach coping | 20.4 (12.896) | 39.6 (10.316) | −16.012 | <0.001 | 20.1 (11.998) | 38.4 (9.797) | −15.923 | <0.001 |
| Avoidance coping | 38.3 (8.996) | 35.2 (8.996) | 3.335 | 0.001 | 37.4 (9.443) | 36.4 (9.020) | 1.043 | 0.298 |
| Depression, n (%) | 61 (28.5) | 4 (2.0) | 55.454 | <0.001 | 33 (18.5) | 2 (0.9) | 37.038 | <0.001 |
| Hopelessness, mean (S.D.) | 71.1 (13.668) | 46.6 (8.489) | 21.719 | <0.001 | 67.6 (12.730) | 47.1 (7.543) | 19.611 | <0.001 |