Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population.
| All patients with prior attempt | Prior attempters dying by suicide within study period | Prior attempters not dying by suicide within study period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Number of suicide attempts | ||||||
| 1 | 16,309 | 85.6 | 459 | 80.4 | 15,850 | 85.7 |
| > 1 | 2,748 | 14.4 | 112 | 19.6 | 2,636 | 14.3 |
| Method of suicide attempt | ||||||
| Poisoning | 14,542 | 76.3 | 431 | 75.5 | 14,111 | 76.3 |
| Hanging | 279 | 1.5 | 18 | 3.2 | 261 | 1.4 |
| Firearms | 123 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 122 | 0.7 |
| Cutting | 3,235 | 17.0 | 99 | 17.3 | 3,136 | 17.0 |
| Jumping | 148 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.7 | 144 | 0.8 |
| Drowning | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Other | 725 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.2 | 707 | 3.8 |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | ||||||
| Mood disorders | 10,356 | 54.3 | 316 | 55.3 | 10,040 | 54.3 |
| Psychotic disorders | 343 | 1.8 | 14 | 2.5 | 329 | 1.8 |
| Anxiety disorders | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Substance abuse disorders | 1,295 | 6.8 | 34 | 6.0 | 1,261 | 6.8 |