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. 2016 Sep 27;31(12):2010–2019. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.12.2010

Table 2. Health behaviors and health statuses according to self-reported suicide attempts.

Health behaviors and status Males (n = 6,768) P value Females (n = 12,475) P value
Suicide attempts (−)
(n = 6,454)
Suicide attempts (+)
(n = 314)
Suicide attempts (−)
(n = 11,994)
Suicide attempts (+)
(n = 481)
Health behaviors
 Smoking status < 0.001 < 0.001
  Never smokers 1,108 (17.2) 41 (13.1) 10,754 (89.7) 359 (74.6)
  Former smokers 2,404 (37.2) 68 (21.7) 495 (4.1) 38 (7.9)
  Current smokers 2,942 (45.6) 205 (65.3) 745 (6.2) 84 (17.5)
 Drinking frequency 0.115 < 0.001
  None 1,789 (27.7) 78 (24.8) 5,443 (45.4) 180 (37.4)
  ≤ 1 time per wk 2,160 (33.5) 106 (33.8) 5,350 (44.6) 200 (41.6)
  2–3 times per wk 1,215 (18.8) 51 (16.2) 877 (7.3) 69 (14.3)
  ≥ 4 times per wk 1,290 (20.0) 79 (25.2) 324 (2.7) 32 (6.7)
 Moderate physical activity 0.049 0.854
  ≤ 2 times per wk 5,019 (77.8) 259 (82.5) 9,609 (80.1) 387 (80.5)
  ≥ 3 times per wk 1,435 (22.2) 55 (17.5) 2,385 (19.9) 94 (19.5)
 Walking activity 0.069 0.065
  ≤ 2 times per wk 2,687 (41.6) 147 (46.8) 4,768 (39.8) 171 (35.6)
  ≥ 3 times per wk 3,767 (58.4) 167 (53.2) 7,226 (60.2) 310 (64.4)
 Sleep duration 0.002 0.260
  ≤ 6 hr per day 3,308 (51.3) 185 (58.9) 6,703 (55.9) 287 (59.7)
  7–8 hr per day 2,717 (42.1) 101 (32.2) 4,760 (39.7) 174 (36.2)
  ≥ 9 hr per day 429 (6.6) 28 (8.9) 531 (4.4) 20 (4.2)
Health status
 Self-rated health < 0.001 0.008
  Good 1,425 (22.1) 53 (16.9) 2,043 (17.0) 67 (13.9)
  Fair 2,327 (36.1) 79 (25.2) 4,540 (37.9) 163 (33.9)
  Poor 2,702 (41.9) 182 (58.0) 5,411 (45.1) 251 (52.2)
 Self-rated oral health 0.012 0.762
  Good 973 (15.1) 43 (13.7) 1,795 (15.0) 73 (15.2)
  Fair 1,595 (24.7) 57 (18.2) 3,645 (30.4) 153 (31.80
  Poor 3,886 (60.2) 214 (68.2) 6,554 (54.6) 255 (53.0)
 Perceived usual stress < 0.001 < 0.001
  Little 577 (8.9) 17 (5.4) 763 (6.4) 14 (2.9)
  Low 2,362 (36.6) 45 (14.3) 4,100 (34.2) 78 (16.2)
  High 2,696 (41.8) 163 (51.9) 5,615 (46.8) 222 (46.2)
  Very high 819 (12.7) 89 (28.3) 1,516 (12.6) 167 (34.7)
 Experience of depressive mood < 0.001 < 0.001
  No 4,673 (72.4) 126 (40.1) 7,993 (66.6) 153 (31.8)
  Yes 1,781 (27.6) 188 (59.9) 4,001 (33.4) 328 (68.2)
 Body mass index 0.091 0.049
  ≤ 18.4 kg/m2 438 (6.8) 31 (9.9) 1,038 (8.7) 50 (10.4)
  18.5–24.9 kg/m2 4,310 (66.8) 198 (63.1) 8,094 (67.5) 299 (62.2)
  ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 1,706 (26.4) 85 (27.1) 2,862 (23.9) 132 (27.4)
 Diagnosed with hypertension 0.395 0.047
  Never 4,342 (67.3) 204 (65.0) 8,188 (68.3) 349 (72.6)
  Ever 2,112 (32.7) 110 (35.0) 3,806 (31.7) 132 (27.4)
 Diagnosed with diabetes 0.202 0.180
  Never 5,455 (84.5) 257 (81.8) 10,394 (86.7) 427 (88.8)
  Ever 999 (15.5) 57 (18.2) 1,600 (13.3) 54 (11.2)
 Diagnosed with dyslipidemia 0.757 0.253
  Never 5,488 (85.0) 269 (85.7) 9,845 (82.1) 385 (80.0)
  Ever 966 (15.0) 45 (14.3) 2,149 (17.9) 96 (20.0)
 Diagnosed with stroke 0.019 0.099
  Never 6,101 (94.5) 287 (91.4) 11,588 (96.6) 458 (95.2)
  Ever 353 (5.5) 27 (8.6) 406 (3.4) 23 (4.8)
 Diagnosed with myocardial infarction 0.046 0.026
  Never 6,224 (96.4) 296 (94.3) 11,767 (98.1) 465 (96.7)
  Ever 230 (3.6) 18 (5.7) 227 (1.9) 16 (3.3)
 Diagnosed with osteoarthritis 0.241 0.370
  Never 5,634 (87.3) 267 (85.0) 8,196 (68.3) 338 (70.3)
  Ever 820 (12.7) 47 (15.0) 3,798 (31.7) 143 (29.7)
 Diagnosed with osteoporosis 0.001 0.177
  Never 6,244 (96.7) 293 (93.3) 9,286 (77.4) 385 (80.0)
  Ever 210 (3.3) 21 (6.7) 2,708 (22.6) 96 (20.0)
 Diagnosed with asthma 0.391 0.009
  Never 6,093 (94.4) 300 (95.5) 11,331 (94.5) 441 (91.7)
  Ever 361 (5.6) 14 (4.5) 663 (5.5) 40 (8.3)
 Diagnosed with hepatitis B 0.157 0.419
  Never 6,224 (96.4) 298 (94.9) 11,691 (97.5) 466 (96.9)
  Ever 230 (3.6) 16 (5.1) 303 (2.5) 15 (3.1)
 Diagnosed with depression < 0.001 < 0.001
  Never 5,952 (92.2) 219 (69.7) 10,412 (86.8) 245 (50.9)
  Ever 502 (7.8) 95 (30.3) 1,582 (13.2) 236 (49.1)

Values are presented as number (%).