Table 3. Frequency of Life Events assessed with the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire, Major Depressive Episode and Suicide or Suicide Attempt during 2-year follow up period (N=415 subjects, n=7,843 person-months).
| Life Events | % subjects with life event during 2-year follow up | % person-months with life Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No BPD | BPD | No BPD | BPD | T * (df=411) | P value | |
| Health | 75% | 84% | 29% | 37% | 2.65 | 0.0084 |
| Work-related | 64% | 70% | 24% | 29% | 1.94 | 0.0527 |
| Home and Family | 73% | 84% | 29% | 34% | 1.88 | 0.0608 |
| Personal/Social | 85% | 84% | 39% | 48% | 2.59 | 0.0098 |
| Financial | 66% | 62% | 25% | 22% | −1.10 | 0.2723 |
| Any kind of event | 97% | 100% | 68% | 75% | 2.69 | 0.0075 |
| MDE | 69% | 74% | 30% | 33% | 1.23 | 0.2201 |
| Suicidal Behavior | 7% | 18% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 4.52 | <0.0001 |
*
Comparisons by BPD diagnosis were tested with marginal logistic regression models