Table 2.
Patient Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics in Postsecondary Students and Nonstudents of the Same Age Rangea
| Characteristic | Students | Nonstudents | Total |
| Total patients | 61 (33) | 125 (67) | 186 (100) |
| Female | 43 (70) | 74 (59) | 117 (63) |
| Age, median (IQR), y | 22 (20–24) | 27 (24–31) | 25 (21–29) |
| Citizenship | |||
| Canadian born | 28 (46) | 91 (73) | 119 (64) |
| Canadian citizens/permanent residentsb | 47 (77) | 113 (90) | 160 (86) |
| Student visa | 13 (21) | 0 | 13 (7) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 32 (52) | 77 (62) | 109 (59) |
| Asian | 13 (21) | 9 (7) | 22 (12) |
| Arab | 6 (10) | 8 (6) | 14 (8) |
| Black | 4 (7) | 10 (8) | 14 (8) |
| American Indian | 0 | 11 (9) | 11 (6) |
| Latin American | 2 (3) | 5 (4) | 7 (4) |
| Other | 4 (7) | 5 (4) | 9 (5) |
| Level of education achieved | |||
| Students (current level) | |||
| College (2 y) | 19 (31) | … | 19 (10) |
| University | 42 (69) | … | 42 (23) |
| Nonstudents (level achieved) | |||
| < High school | … | 62 (50) | 62 (33) |
| High school | … | 35 (28) | 35 (19) |
| College | … | 7 (6) | 7 (4) |
| University | … | 16 (13) | 16 (9) |
| Other (professional diploma) | … | 5 (4) | 5 (3) |
| Employed | |||
| Full-time | … | 45 (36) | 45 (24) |
| Part-time | … | 10 (8) | 10 (5) |
| Self-employed | … | 2 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Unemployed | … | 66 (53) | 66 (35) |
| Other | … | 2 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 44 (72) | 69 (55) | 113 (61) |
| Married | 3 (5) | 7 (6) | 10 (5) |
| Divorced/separated | 5 (8) | 14 (11) | 19 (10) |
| Widowed | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (0.5) |
| Engaged/cohabitating | 6 (10) | 24 (19) | 30 (16) |
| Unknown | 3 (5) | 10 (8) | 13 (7) |
| Children | |||
| 0 | 54 (89) | 85 (68) | 139 (75) |
| ≥ 1 | 1 (2) | 28 (22) | 29 (16) |
| Unknown | 6 (10) | 12 (10) | 18 (10) |
| Living status | |||
| With 1 or both parents | 23 (38) | 28 (22) | 51 (27) |
| With roommate/spouse or partner | 25 (41) | 60 (48) | 85 (46) |
| Alone | 13 (21) | 37 (30) | 50 (27) |
| History of any mental disorder | 33 (54) | 88 (70) | 121 (65) |
| Axis I | 30 (49) | 83 (66) | 113 (61) |
| Depression | 27 (44) | 41 (33) | 68 (37) |
| Substance abuse | 4 (7) | 34 (27) | 38 (20) |
| Schizophrenia | 0 | 13 (10) | 13 (7) |
| Bipolar disorder | 1 (2) | 5 (4) | 6 (3) |
| Other | 4 (7) | 15 (12) | 19 (10) |
| Axis II | 12 (20) | 24 (19) | 36 (19) |
| Borderline personality disorder | 8 (13) | 15 (12) | 23 (12) |
| Unspecified disorders | 1 (2) | 4 (3) | 5 (3) |
| Attempt in past year | 17 (28) | 25 (20) | 42 (23) |
| Any mental disorder in family | 16 (26) | 46 (37) | 62 (33) |
| Mother/father | 15 (25) | 40 (32) | 55 (30) |
| Depression in family | 13 (21) | 21 (17) | 34 (18) |
| Mother | 13 (21) | 17 (14) | 30 (16) |
| Suicide in family | 1 (2) | 9 (7) | 10 (5) |
| Comorbidity | 16 (26) | 26 (21) | 42 (23) |
| Cancer | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 3 (2) |
| Respiratory | 3 (5) | 8 (6) | 11 (6) |
| Chronic pain | 3 (5) | 1 (1) | 4 (2) |
| Diabetes | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Hepatitis | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (0.5) |
| Thyroid | 1 (2) | 5 (4) | 6 (3) |
| HIV | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 3 (5) | 0 | 3 (2) |
| Other (eg, epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, brain injury) | 5 (8) | 8 (6) | 13 (7) |
| Died in hospital | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Method used | |||
| Poisoning | 42 (69) | 60 (48) | 102 (55) |
| Laceration | 17 (28) | 22 (18) | 39 (21) |
| Collision/jump/fire burns/firearm | 5 (8) | 24 (19) | 29 (16) |
| Hanging/strangulation | 5 (8) | 14 (11) | 19 (10) |
| Other | 1 (2) | 9 (7) | 10 (5) |
| Social/family support | 33 (54) | 27 (22) | 60 (32) |
| Admission to hospital at presentation | 21 (34) | 59 (47) | 80 (43) |
| In-hospital days, total (median) [IQR] | 300 (1) [0–5] | 1,126 (1) [0–6] | 1,426 (1) [0–6] |
| 0 | 24 (39) | 33 (26) | 57 (31) |
| 1–2 | 16 (26) | 44 (35) | 60 (32) |
| 3–9 | 11 (18) | 28 (22) | 39 (21) |
| ≥ 10 | 10 (16) | 20 (16) | 30 (16) |
| Time of attempt | |||
| September–December 2009 | 21 (34) | 29 (23) | 50 (27) |
| January–April 2009 | 15 (25) | 33 (26) | 48 (26) |
| May–August 2009 | 12 (20) | 37 (30) | 49 (26) |
| January–March 2010 | 13 (21) | 26 (21) | 39 (21) |
a
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise specified.
bPermanent residents are mostly immigrants who have not yet obtained the Canadian citizenship, but have all civil rights as Canadian citizens.
Abbreviation: IQR = interquartile range.