Table 1.
Demographics by Outcome of Initial Suicide Attempt (N/%)
| Total (N=1490) |
Death on first attempt (N=48) |
Death on subsequent attempt (N=33) |
Alive or death from other cause (N=1409) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age* | 27.9±14.1 | 33.2±15.2 | 41.6±20.7 | 27.4±13.7 | <0.0001 |
| Sex (male) | 555 (37.2) | 37 (77.1) | 25 (75.8) | 493 (35.0) | <0.0001 |
| Past psych history | 895 (60.1) | 22 (45.8) | 17 (51.5) | 869 (61.0) | 0.0694 |
| Past psych diagnosis | 818 (54.9) | 21 (43.8) | 17 (51.5) | 792 (55.6) | 0.2615 |
| Past psych medication | 592 (39.7) | 14 (29.2) | 12 (36.4) | 576 (40.5) | 0.2855 |
| Method of index attempt | |||||
| Hanging/Asphyxiation | 56 (3.8) | 5 (10.4) | 4 (12.1) | 47 (3.3) | |
| Firearms/Explosives | 57 (3.8) | 35 (72.9) | 12 (36.4) | 10 (0.7) | |
| Med Overdose | 858 (57.6) | 5 (10.4) | 7 (21.1) | 846 (60.0) | |
| Poisoning | 58 (3.9) | 3 (6.3) | 4 (12.1) | 51 (3.6) | |
| Cutting/Piercing | 309 (20.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.1) | 307 (21.8) | |
| Other | 152 (10.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (12.10 | 148 (10.5) | |
| Type of index attempt management** | |||||
| Med hospitalization | 402 (27.9) | NA | 4 (12.1) | 398 (28.2) | |
| Surgical hospitalization | 21 (1.5) | NA | 1 (3.0) | 20 (1.4) | |
| Psych hospitalization | 689 (47.8) | NA | 6 (18.2) | 683 (48.5) | |
| No hospitalization | 522 (36.2) | NA | 25 (75.8) | 497 (35.3) | |
| Index attempt after-care follow-up | <0.0001 | ||||
| Present | 1002 (69.4) | NA | 8 (24.2) | 992 (70.4) | |
| Absent | 488 (30.6) | NA | 25 (75.8) | 417 (29.6) | |
*
Mean±SD
**
More than one type of hospitalization could occur per patient