Table 4.
Characteristics of released prisoners that were also suicide deaths (N=127) and non-prisoner suicide controls matched on birth year and gender (N=102).
| Released prisoner suicide | Non-prisoner suicide | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male % | Female % | All % | Male % | Female % | All % | |
| Age 17-24 | 17.4 (20) | 13.3 (2) | 17.3 (22) | 16.2 (16) | 0.0 (0) | 15.9 (16) |
| Age 25-44 | 52.2 (60) | 75.0 (9) | 54.3 (69) | 52.5 (52) | 66.7 (2) | 52.9 (54) |
| Age 45-64 | 27.8 (32) | 8.3 (1) | 26.0 (33) | 29.3 (29) | 33.3 (1) | 30.3 (30) |
| Age 65- | 2.6 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 2.4 (3) | 2.0 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 2.0 (2) |
| Born in Sweden | 87.8 (101) | 83.3 (10) | 87.4 (111) | 86.9 (86) | 100.0 (3) | 87.3 (89) |
| Psychotic disorder | 16.5 (19) | 16.7 (2) | 16.5¤ (21) | 8.1 (8) | 0.0 (0) | 7.8 (8) |
| Affective disorder | 6.1# (7) | 0.0 (0) | 5.5# (7) | 15.2 (15) | 33.3 (1) | 15.7 (16) |
| Substance use disorder | 70.4¤ (81) | 83.3 (10) | 71.7¤ (91) | 24.2 (24) | 33.3 (1) | 24.5 (25) |
| Personality disorder | 7.8 (9) | 25.0 (3) | 9.5 (12) | 6.1 (6) | 66.7 (2) | 7.8 (8) |
| Any psychiatric disorder | 76.5¤ (88) | 100.0 (12) | 78.7¤ (100) | 41.4 (41) | 66.7 (2) | 42.2 (43) |
| Any psychiatric disorder | 6.1# (7) | 16.7 (2) | 7.1# (9) | 17.2 (17) | 33.3 (1) | 17.6 (18) |
| Prior suicide attempt | 40.9¤ (47) | 50.0 (6) | 41.7¤ (53) | 23.2 (23) | 66.7 (2) | 24.5 (25) |
| All suicides | 100 (115) | 100 (12) | 100 (127) | 100 (99) | 100 (3) | 100 (102) |
Notes:
¤
Significantly higher than among the respective controls; male, female or all (Fischer’s exact test, 2-sided p<0.05).
#
Significantly lower than among the respective controls; male, female or all (Fischer’s exact test, 2-sided p<0.05).