Table 4.
Comparison of characteristics between young, middle aged and older people groups. (N = 3698)
| Older | Middle aged | Young | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 412 | n = 1777 | n = 1509 | ||
| Gender | < 0.001 | |||
| Male | 207 (50.2) | 626 (35.2) | 433 (28.7) | |
| Female | 205 (49.8) | 1151 (64.8) | 1076 (71.3) | |
| Age, mean SD | 75.2 ± 6.8 | 47.5 ± 7.5 | 26.7 ± 5.0 | < 0.001 |
| Re-attempt | 55 (13.3) | 433 (24.4) | 541 (35.9) | < 0.001 |
| Occupation | < 0.001 | |||
| Unemployed | 329 (79.9) | 411 (23.1) | 618 (41.0) | |
| Employed(including student) | 34 (8.3) | 669 (37.6) | 717 (47.5) | |
| Housewife | 49 (11.9) | 697 (39.2) | 174 (11.5) | |
| Living condition | 0.860 | |||
| No family | 57 (13.8) | 262 (14.7) | 225 (14.9) | |
| Family | 355 (86.2) | 1515 (85.3) | 1284 (85.1) | |
| Alcohol co-ingestion | 88 (21.4) | 819 (46.1) | 647 (42.9) | < 0.001 |
| Previous psychiatric history | 130 (31.6) | 778 (43.8) | 733 (48.6) | < 0.001 |
| Suicide attempt method | ||||
| Poisoning | 314 (76.2) | 1312 (73.8) | 835 (55.3) | < 0.001 |
| Cutting | 30 (7.3) | 293 (16.5) | 581 (38.5) | < 0.001 |
| Drowning | 3 (0.7) | 21 (1.2) | 17 (1.1) | 0.728 |
| Falling | 8 (1.9) | 36 (2.0) | 52 (3.4) | 0.026 |
| Hanging | 61 (14.8) | 142 (8.0) | 89 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
| Other methods | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.5) | 4 (0.3) | 0.305 |
| Psychiatric interview | 271 (65.8) | 1199 (67.5) | 969 (64.2) | 0.145 |
| In-hospital mortality | 73 (17.7) | 93 (5.2) | 52 (3.4) | < 0.001 |
Parentheses indicate percentage