Table 1.
The comparisons of clinical profiles and hospital utilization between cancer sufferers with and without suicide.
| Suicides | Non suicides | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=383 | N=766 | |||
| N (%) / Mean (±S.D.) | N (%) / Mean (±S.D.) | Z / Cramer's V / Cohen's D | Adjusted p-value | |
| Clinical profiles | ||||
| Age at diagnosis | 64•83 (±13•61)* | 66•16 (±12•95)* | -0•100 | 0•037 |
| Cancer type | ||||
| Lung | 82 (21•41) | 134 (17•49) | 0•047 | 0•171 |
| Colorectal | 83 (21•67) | 152 (19•84) | 0•021 | 0•572 |
| Liver | 15 (3•92) | 80 (10•44) | -0•112 | 0•0007 |
| Pancreatic | 10 (2•61) | 17 (2•22) | 0•012 | 0•712 |
| Stomach | 27 (7•05) | 46 (6•01) | 0•020 | 0•572 |
| Breast | 31 (8•09) | 72 (9•40) | -0•022 | 0•572 |
| Prostate | 18 (4•70) | 50 (6•53) | -0•037 | 0•317 |
| Head & neck | 59 (15•40) | 72 (9•40) | 0•089 | 0•009 |
| Esophagus | 15 (3•92) | 24 (3•13) | 0•020 | 0•572 |
| Lymphoma | 9 (2•35) | 35 (4•57) | -0•055 | 0•110 |
| Leukaemia | 2 (0•52) | 18 (2•35) | -0•066 | 0•048 |
| Brain | 6 (1•57) | 9 (1•17) | 0•016 | 0•639 |
| Others | 59 (15•40) | 1118 (15•40) | 0•000 | 1•000 |
| Metastasis/recurrent status | 233 (61•80) | 402 (52•76) | 0•086 | 0•009 |
| History of any physical illness | 126 (32•90) | 304 (39•69) | -0•066 | 0•048 |
| History of any psychiatric illness | 63 (16•45) | 37 (4•83) | 0•194 | 0•0004 |
| Whether used painkiller in 6 months | 113 (29•50) | 143 (18•67) | 0•123 | 0•0004 |
| Hospital utilization | ||||
| Number of A&E visits within 6 months | ||||
| 0 | 88 (23•04) | 386 (50•46) | ||
| 1-3 | 229 (59•95) | 300 (39•22) | ||
| 4-7 | 60 (15•71) | 70 (9•15) | ||
| 8+ | 5 (1•31) | 9 (1•18) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 1•00 (1•00-3•00) | 0•00 (0•00-2•00) | 7•663 | 0•0004 |
| Number of outpatient visits within 6 months | ||||
| 0 | 53 (14•10) | 25 (3•27) | ||
| 1-3 | 152 (40•43) | 257 (33•64) | ||
| 4-7 | 90 (23•94) | 238 (31•15) | ||
| 8+ | 81 (21•54) | 244 (31•94) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 3•00 (1•00-7•00) | 5•00 (3•00-8•00) | -7•197 | 0•0004 |
| Number of inpatient visits within 6 months | ||||
| 0 | 83 (21•73) | 321 (41•91) | ||
| 1-3 | 216 (56•54) | 325 (42•43) | ||
| 4-7 | 68 (17•80) | 109 (14•23) | ||
| 8+ | 15 (3•93) | 11 (1•44) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 2•00 (1•00-3•00) | 1•00 (0•00-3•00) | 5•578 | 0•0004 |
| Number of days in inpatient services within 6 months | ||||
| 0 | 99 (26•40) | 313 (43•05) | ||
| 1-15 | 100 (26•67) | 123 (16•92) | ||
| 16-45 | 100 (26•67) | 113 (15•54) | ||
| 46-90 | 55 (14•67) | 105 (14•44) | ||
| 91+ | 21 (5•60) | 73 (10•04) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 12•00 (0•00-39•00) | 4•00 (0•00-45•00) | 2•918 | 0•010 |
S.D.: Standard deviation
Italic indicates that the p-value is significant (i.e. p < 0•05).
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Mean and S.D. were shown.