Table 1.
Demographic characteristics.
| Features | Totala (n=1112) | Lethal attemptsa,b (n=190) | Nonlethal attemptsa,b (n=922) | P value | |||||
| Sex |
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<.001c | |||||
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Female | 647 (58.18) | 83 (43.68) | 564 (61.17) |
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Male | 464 (41.73) | 107 (56.32) | 357 (38.72) |
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Unknown | 1 (0.09) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.11) |
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| Mean age, years | 43.17 (18.2) | 47.31 (18.41) | 42.31 (18.06) | <.001d | |||||
| History of suicide attempts |
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.88c | |||||
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No attempt or unknown | 763 (68.62) | 129 (67.89) | 634 (68.76) |
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Previous history | 349 (31.38) | 61 (32.11) | 288 (31.24) |
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| C-SSRSe fatality rating for the outcome of an attempt | |||||||||
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1: None or minor physical damage | 177 (15.92) | N/Af | 177 |
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2: Minor physical damage | 387 (34.80) | N/A | 387 |
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3: Moderate physical damage | 358 (32.19) | N/A | 358 |
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4: Severe physical damage | 152 (13.67) | 152 (80.00) | N/A |
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5: Very severe physical damage | 33 (2.97) | 33 (17.37) | N/A |
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6: Death | 5 (0.45) | 5 (2.63) | N/A |
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| Mean of the SISg sum | 26.74 (5.91) | 30.23 (6.19) | 25.06 (5.61) | <.001d | |||||
aData are presented as n (%), n, or mean (SD).
bFatality scale of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (3 for a lethal suicide attempt and <3 for a nonlethal suicide attempt).
cChi-square test between those who had lethal attempts and those who had nonlethal attempts.
dt test between those who had lethal attempts and those who had nonlethal attempts.
eC-SSRS: Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
fN/A: not applicable.
gSIS: Beck Suicide Intent Scale.