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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2018 Sep 15;270:160–167. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.09.032

Table 2.

Between-group differences on clinical characteristics based on history of non-fatal and fatal suicidal behaviors

Suicide Death by other Causes Non-fatal suicide attempt history No Non-fatal Suicide Attempt History Suicide vs. Death by other causes Non-fatal Suicide Attempt History vs. No Non-fatal Suicide Attempt History
Any mood disorder N (%) 107 (78.7) 70 (29.2) 60 (72.3) 117 (39.9) 85.41*** 27.18***
Any anxiety disorder N (%) 13 (9.6) 22 (9.2) 13 (15.9) 22 (7.5) 0.01 5.27**
Any psychotic disorder N (%) 14 (10.3) 13 (5.4) 14 (16.9) 13 (4.4) 3.10 14 99***
Any substance use disorder N (%) 76 (55.9) 109 (45.2) 54 (65.1) 131 (44.6) 3.50 11 17***
Stressors M (SD) 2.39 (143) 1.45 (139) 2.52 (164) 1.59 (136) 8.35** 13 44***
Risk-taking behaviors M (SD) 2.11 (3.01) 1.49 (2.41) 2.84 (3.33) 1.39 (2.35) 0.04 17 17***

Note: Chi-square analyses were conducted for categorical variables. DSM-IV Axis I diagnostic categories were conducted on dichotomized data assessing the presence of any diagnosis within the category. 2 ×2 analyses of variance (ANOVA) were conducted for continuous variables. Test statistics for main effects are reported here and non-significant interaction effects are omitted.

*

indicates p < 0.05.

**

indicates p < 0.01.

***

indicates p ≤ 0.001.