Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects.
| Attempted suicide (n = 88) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| High-risk group | Low-risk group | Statistics (t-test, Kruskal-Wallis, Chisq. test), p-value) | |
| N | 31 | 57 | |
| Age (years) | 35.16 (12.3) | 33.6 (12.2) | ns |
| Men: women, n (%) | 16(51.6): 15(48.4) | 12 (21.1): 45 (78.9) | 6.92E − 03 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 24.3 (4.6) | 24.9 (4.3) | ns |
| Depression, n (%) | 23 (74.2%) | 37 (68.5) | ns |
| Borderline personality disorder, n (%) | 7 (22.6) | 5 (8.8) | ns |
| Other personality disorder, n (%) | 11 (35.5) | 10 (17.5) | 6.60E − 02 |
| Alcohol dependence, n (%) | 9 (29.0) | 8 (14.0) | 9.35E − 02 |
| Substance dependence, n (%) | 6 (19.4) | 9 (15.8) | ns |
| Completed suicide, n (%) | 4 (12.9%) | 0 (0.0) | 1.25E − 02 |
| KIVS subscale, n (%) | |||
| 1Expressed violent behavior during | |||
| Childhood | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | ns |
| Adulthood | 6 (19.4) | 4 (7.0) | ns |
| 2Exposure to violent behavior during | |||
| Childhood | 10 (32.3) | 15 (26.3) | ns |
| Adulthood | 15 (48.4) | 19 (33.3) | ns |
Values are shown as mean (SD) unless otherwise specified. p-Values were calculated by means of t-test, Kruskal-Wallis' test or chi-squared test, contrasting values for subjects in the high-risk vs low-risk suicide attempt group. A one-tailed p-value < 0.05 was considered significant. Abbreviations: KIVS, Karolinska Interpersonal Violence Scale; ns, not significant.
Significant findings in bold.