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. 2019 Jun 6;10:395. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00395

Table 2.

Demographics and criminological factors among imprisoned females with increased suicide risk.

All Non-suicide Low-suicidal risk Moderate-suicidal risk High-suicidal risk F p value
N = 2,709 n = 2,161 n = 456 n = 78 n = 14
mean s median
Age (years) 39.8 10.4 40.0 15.0 39.0 14.0 35.0 15.0 40.5 30.0 26.19 <0.01
n % n % n % n % n % Ridit score
Educationa 2.82 0.04
Low 1,000 36.9 770 35.6 195 42.8 29 37.2 6 42.9 0.66
High 1,709 63.1 1391 64.4 261 57.2 44 62.8 8 57.1 0.51
Residence 1.13 0.29
Urban 1,844 68.1 1483 68.6 292 64.0 61 78.2 8 57.1 0.60
Rural 865 31.9 678 31.4 164 36.0 17 21.8 6 42.9 0.58
Employment 5.09 0.02
Unemployed 1,166 43.0 908 42.0 208 45.6 44 56.4 6 42.9 0.62
Employed 1,543 57.0 1253 58.0 248 54.4 34 43.6 8 57.1 0.57
Marriage 13.61 <0.01
Married 1,539 56.8 972 45.0 163 35.7 28 35.9 7 50.0 0.56
Unmarriedb 1,170 43.2 1189 55.0 293 64.3 50 64.1 7 50.0 0.61
Monthly incomec 2.29 0.10
Low 67 2.5 55 2.5 11 2.4 1 1.3 0 0.0 0.40
Medium 1,642 60.6 1329 61.5 263 57.7 44 56.4 6 42.9 0.47
High 1,000 36.9 777 36.0 182 39.9 33 42.3 8 57.1 0.64
Criminal history 0.07 0.80
no 2,525 93.2 2015 93.0 427 93.6 72 92.3 11 78.6 0.60
yes 184 6.8 146 6.8 29 6.4 6 7.7 3 21.4 0.52
Violent offending 25.81 <0.01
no 1,861 68.7 1535 71.0 271 59.4 47 60.3 9 64.3 0.58
yes 848 31.3 627 29.0 185 40.6 31 39.7 5 35.7 0.63
Smoking 1.64 0.20
no 1,975 72.9 1587 73.4 325 71.3 53 67.9 10 71.4 0.56
yes 734 27.1 575 26.6 131 28.7 25 32.1 4 28.6 0.66
History of drug use 8.68 <0.01
Never 2,008 74.1 1626 75.2 332 72.8 42 53.8 8 57.1 0.53
Ever 701 25.9 535 24.8 124 27.2 36 46.2 6 42.9 0.73
Family history of drug use 0.05 0.82
no 2,502 92.4 1995 92.3 420 92.1 73 93.60 14 100.0 0.59
yes 207 7.6 166 7.7 36 7.9 5 6.40 0 0.0 0.71
Family history of alcohol 1.60 0.21
no 986 36.4 801 37.1 146 32.0 31 39.7 8 57.1 0.55
yes 1,723 63.6 1360 62.9 310 68.0 47 60.3 6 42.9 0.61
Family history of crime 1.05 0.31
no 2,332 86.1 1869 86.5 379 83.1 70 89.7 14 100.0 0.60
yes 377 13.9 292 13.5 77 16.9 8 10.3 0 0.0 0.55
Family history of mental diseases 12.21 <0.01
no 2,546 94.0 2048 94.8 416 91.2 71 91.0 11 78.6 0.59
yes 163 6.0 113 5.2 40 8.8 7 9.0 3 21.4 0.61
Sentence duration (months) 1.47 0.21
0–12 33 1.2 27 1.2 4 0.9 2 2.6 0 0.0 0.69
13–60 733 27.1 603 27.9 96 21.1 27 34.6 7 50.0 0.63
61–120 620 22.9 503 23.3 100 21.9 13 16.7 4 28.6 0.55
121–240 589 21.7 458 21.2 116 25.4 14 17.9 1 7.1 0.57
life sentence 734 27.1 570 26.4 140 30.7 22 28.2 2 14.3 0.61
Imprisonment duration 2.294 0.10
1–12 months 347 12.8 276 12.8 59 12.9 11 14.1 1 7.1 0.60
13–60 months 1,395 51.5 1134 52.5 212 46.5 40 51.3 9 64.3 0.60
61–120 months 636 23.5 502 23.2 111 24.3 20 25.6 3 21.4 0.53
>120 months 331 12.2 249 11.5 74 16.2 7 9.0 1 7.1 0.74
Seeking help 12.96 <0.01
no 2582 95.3 2076 96.1 419 91.9 75 96.2 12 85.7 0.59
yes 127 4.7 85 3.9 37 8.1 3 3.9 2 14.3 0.56
Hospitalization history 6.11 0.01
no 2673 98.7 2138 98.9 446 97.8 77 98.7 12 85.7 0.60
yes 36 1.3 23 1.1 10 2.2 1 1.3 2 14.3 0.59
Mental health problems 5.36 0.02
no 1718 63.4 1394 64.5 269 59.0 46 59.0 9 64.3 0.59
yes 991 36.6 767 35.5 187 41.0 32 41.0 5 35.7 0.60
a

Education level ≤6 years was defined as low, education level >6 years was defined as high.

b

Unmarried includes single, divorced, and widow.

c

Monthly Income ≤ poverty threshold (¥2,300 per person per year in 2013 in China) was defined as low, poverty threshold <monthly income ≤ per capita disposable income (¥23,414 per person per year in 2013 in Hunan) was defined as medium, monthly income > per capital disposable income was defined as high.