Table 1. Demographic characteristics and medical and psychiatric conditions among the study population (N = 842,773).
| Variables | Suicide Attempter | Non-Attempter | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Totals | 4,504 | 100 | 838,269 | 100 | 842,773 | 100 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Women | 2,584 | 57.4 | 454,001 | 54.2 | 456,585 | 54.2 |
| Men | 1,920 | 42.6 | 384,268 | 45.8 | 386,188 | 45.8 |
| Age category (years) | ||||||
| 18–25 | 670 | 14.9 | 129,044 | 15.4 | 129,714 | 15.4 |
| 26–39 | 832 | 18.5 | 181,990 | 21.7 | 182,822 | 21.7 |
| 40–54 | 3002 | 66.7 | 527,235 | 62.9 | 530,237 | 62.9 |
| Medical conditions | ||||||
| Headache | 876 | 19.4 | 89,148 | 10.6 | 90,024 | 10.7 |
| Neuropathy | 245 | 5.4 | 32,564 | 3.9 | 32,809 | 3.9 |
| Chronic pain | 2,805 | 62.3 | 456,158 | 54.4 | 458,963 | 54.5 |
| Acute pain | 2,394 | 53.2 | 362,243 | 43.2 | 364,637 | 43.3 |
| Cancer | 841 | 18.7 | 257,577 | 30.7 | 258,418 | 30.7 |
| Psychiatric conditions | ||||||
| Depression / bipolar | 2,731 | 60.6 | 109,270 | 13.0 | 112,001 | 13.3 |
| Psychotic | 901 | 20.0 | 14,462 | 1.7 | 15,363 | 1.8 |
| Substance | 971 | 21.6 | 21,229 | 2.5 | 22,200 | 2.6 |
| PTSD | 290 | 6.4 | 8,312 | 1.0 | 8,602 | 1.0 |
| Anxiety | 977 | 21.7 | 83,387 | 9.9 | 84,364 | 10.0 |
| Opioid use * | ||||||
| no use | 2,121 | 47.1 | 546,118 | 65.1 | 548,239 | 65.1 |
| frequency low | 507 | 11.3 | 225,848 | 26.9 | 226,355 | 26.9 |
| frequency medium | 1006 | 22.3 | 47,880 | 5.7 | 48,886 | 5.8 |
| frequency high | 870 | 19.3 | 18,423 | 2.2 | 19,293 | 2.3 |
| dose low | 418 | 9.3 | 46,799 | 5.6 | 41,586 | 5.6 |
| dose medium | 1,286 | 28.6 | 175,448 | 20.9 | 165,488 | 21.0 |
| dose high | 452 | 10.0 | 59,102 | 7.1 | 60,750 | 7.1 |
| dose very high | 227 | 5.0 | 10,802 | 1.3 | 11,345 | 1.3 |
* Opioid use frequency is categorized as low (0–1 month/year), medium (1–6 months/year), and high (6–12 months/year); opioid use dose is categorized as low (0–20 MME/day), medium(20–50 MME/day), high (50–100 MME/day) and very high (>100 MME/day).