Table 1.
Available demographic and clinical characteristics of inpatients who started fires.
| Variable | Total n = 60 n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 42 (70.0) |
| Female | 18 (30.0) |
| Mean age (sd) | 33 (10.9) |
| Smoking status | |
| Smoker | 50 (83.3) |
| Non-smoker | 7 (11.7) |
| Missing | 3 (5.0) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder | 35 (58.3) |
| Bipolar disorder | 9 (15.0) |
| Personality disorder | 7 (11.7) |
| Other | 9 (15.0) |
| Mean number of previous admissions (sd) | 5.2 (5.1) |
| History of previous detention under MHA | 56 (93.3) |
| Detained under MHA at time of incident | 52 (86.7) |
| History of self-harm | 40 (66.7) |
| History of substance use disorder | 46 (76.7) |
| Previous history of fire setting | 26 (13.3) |