Table 3.
Timing and mechanism of death from suicide among patients with and without a history of persistent eczema
| Persistent eczema present n=174 patients, (%) |
Persistent eczema absent n=18 267 patients, (%) |
|
| Time from last psychiatrist visit | ||
| ≤1 month | 40 (23) | 3371 (19) |
| >1 month or no visit | 134 (77) | 14 896 (82) |
| Time from last dermatologist visit | ||
| ≤1 month | 8 (5) | 98 (<1) |
| >1 month or no visit | 166 (95) | 18 169 (>99) |
| Time from last visit for eczema | ||
| ≤1 month | 14 (8) | 83 (<1) |
| >1 month or no visit | 160 (92) | 18 184 (>99) |
| Season | ||
| Spring | 45 (26) | 4756 (26) |
| Summer | 50 (29) | 4812 (26) |
| Autumn | 36 (21) | 4515 (25) |
| Winter | 43 (25) | 4184 (23) |
| Day | ||
| Weekday | 125 (72) | 13 242 (73) |
| Weekend | 49 (28) | 5025 (28) |
| Mechanism of death | ||
| Asphyxiation | 40 (23) | 6460 (35) |
| Jumping | 24 (14) | 1439 (8) |
| Poisoning | 68 (39) | 5715 (31) |
| Violent | 31 (18) | 3144 (17) |
| Miscellaneous* | 11 (6) | 1504 (8) |
Poisoning deaths include deaths caused by prescription and non-prescription and illicit and legal substances. Violent deaths include those caused by firearms or other weapons.
*Includes mechanisms listed as uncertain.