Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of clinical and behavioral data in suicide attempters and controls

Characteristic	Suicide attempters (n=154)		Control subjects (n=122)		P value
	No. of subjects	%	No. of subjects	%
Underlying disease
Yes	43	27.9	39	32	0.46
No	111	72.1	83	68
Headaches frequently
Yes	106	68.8	76	62.3	0.25
No	48	31.2	46	37.7
Memory impairment
Yes	113	73.4	70	57.4	0.005
No	41	26.6	52	42.6
Transplantation
Yes	1	0.6	1	0.8	1
No	153	99.4	121	99.2
Surgery ever
Yes	82	53.3	62	50.8	0.68
No	72	46.8	60	49.2
Alcohol consumption
Yes	66	42.9	29	23.8	0.001
No	88	57.1	93	76.2
Drug abuse
Yes	31	20.1	15	12.3	0.08
No	123	79.9	107	87.7
Sexual promiscuity
Yes	42	27.3	12	9.8	<0.001
No	112	72.7	110	90.2
Raising pet animals
Yes	104	67.5	73	59.8	0.18
No	50	32.5	49	40.2
Traveling abroad
Yes	44	28.6	37	30.3	0.75
No	110	71.4	85	69.7
National trips
Yes	123	79.9	98	80.3	0.97
No	31	20.1	24	19.7