Table 1.

Baseline and follow-up characteristics of people with severe mental disorders who attempted or completed suicide over the 10-year follow-up period (categorical variables)

Characteristics	Total sample (n = 919)	Exhibited suicidal behavior (n = 186)
	N	N	%	p-value
Baseline characteristics
Gender
Male	572	104	18.2	0.046
Female	347	82	23.6
Age group at enrollment (years)
<20	92	18	19.6	0.577
20-29	349	65	18.6
30-39	306	70	22.9
>40	160	31	19.4
Marital status
Never married	347	47	13.5	<0.001
Married	449	116	25.8
Widowed, divorced or separated	109	21	19.3
Child status
None	479	118	24.6	0.001
1 or more child	440	68	15.5
Educational status
Non-literate	573	124	21.6	0.206
Literate	331	60	18.1
Employment
Unemployed	429	80	18.7	0.261
Employed	490	106	21.6
Religion
Muslim	644	121	18.8	0.212
Orthodox Christian	222	52	23.4
Protestant Christian	51	13	25.5
Area of residence
Urban	187	34	18.2	0.433
Rural	732	152	20.8
Speed of illness onset
Acute (within 3-months)	638	143	22.4	0.133
Insidious (3-12 months)	83	15	18.1
Insidious (>12 months)	82	11	13.4
Diagnosis
Schizophrenia	358	47	13.1	<0.001
Bipolar I Disorder	345	82	23.8
Major Depressive Disorder	216	57	26.3
Follow-up characteristics
% of follow-up receiving psychotropic medication
≥50% of follow-up period	198	42	21.2	0.701
<50% of follow-up period	721	144	20.0
Percentage of time adherent to medication
<25%	182	43	23.6	0.348
25-49%	106	27	25.5
50-75%	156	29	18.6
>75%	338	63	18.6
Not prescribed	136	24	17.7
History of alcohol/khat abuse or dependence
No	750	148	19.7	0.421
Yes	169	38	22.5
Level of social functional impairment on last assessment
No impairment	208	42	20.2	0.094
Mild impairment	97	25	25.8
Moderate	174	43	24.7
Severe	440	76	17.3