Gender distribution in relation to the demographic and clinical profile and characteristics of suicide attempts by poisoning in young adult patients (N=193)
| Demographic and clinical profile | N (%) or mean ± SD | Z / chi-squared test | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n=86) | Female (n=107) | ||||
| Age | 22.16±2.12 | 21.15±2.16 | −3.143 | 0.002 | |
| Current mental disorders | no | 32 (37.1) | 33 (30.8) | 0.058 | 0.810 |
| yes | 45 (52.2) | 64 (59.8) | 1.082 | 0.298 | |
| NA | 9 (10.7) | 10 (9.4) | 2.372 | 0.124 | |
| Current psychopharmacotherapy | no | 35 (40.7) | 40 (37.3) | 0.221 | 0.638 |
| yes | 34 (39.5) | 45 (42.1) | 0.122 | 0.726 | |
| NA | 17 (19.8) | 22 (20.6) | 0.020 | 0.889 | |
| Self-harm | no | 80 (93.0) | 97 (91.6) | 0.372 | 0.542 |
| yes | 6 (7.0) | 9 (7.5) | 0.152 | 0.697 | |
| NA | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 0.810 | 0.368 | |
| Characteristics of suicide attempts by self-poisoning | |||||
| Number of self-poisoning attempts | 1 | 64 (74.4) | 66 (61.7) | 3.534 | 0.060 |
| ≥2 | 13 (15.1) | 33 (30.8) | 6.502 | 0.011 | |
| NA | 9 (10.5) | 8 (7.5) | 0.533 | 0.465 | |
| Year of self-poisoning | 2020 | 19 (22.1) | 20 (18.7) | 0.336 | 0.562 |
| 2021 | 18 (20.9) | 31 (29.0) | 1.638 | 0.201 | |
| 2022 | 20 (23.3) | 29 (27.1) | 0.372 | 0.542 | |
| 2023 | 29 (33.7) | 27 (25.2) | 1.664 | 0.197 | |
| Duration of hospitalisation (days) | 3.63±5.20 | 2.39±1.88 | −1.266 | 0.206 | |
| Reason for self- poisoning | personal | 28 (32.6) | 40 (37.4) | 0.490 | 0.484 |
| family | 7 (8.1) | 11 (10.3) | 0.260 | 0.610 | |
| health | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.9) | 0.026 | 0.873 | |
| NA | 50 (58.1) | 55 (51.4) | 1.124 | 0.289 | |
| Number of substances used | 1 | 26 (30.2) | 42 (39.3) | 1.700 | 0.226a |
| ≥2 | 60 (69.8) | 65 (60.7) | |||
| History of previous self-poisoning attempts with prescription drugs | no | 65 (75.6) | 71 (66.4) | 1.960 | 0.162 |
| yes | 11 (12.8) | 27 (25.2) | 4.666 | 0.031 | |
| NA | 10 (11.6) | 9 (8.4) | 0.563 | 0.453 | |
| Complications of self-poisoning | no | 49 (57.0) | 78 (72.9) | 5.370 | 0.023a |
| yes | 37 (43.0) | 29 (27.1) | |||
| Outcome of self-poisoning | fatal | 3 (3.5) | 2 (1.9) | 0.495 | 0.657a |
| non-fatal | 83 (96.5) | 105 (98.1) | |||
Demographic and clinical profile of young adult emergency ward patients who attempted suicide by poisoning and characteristics of suicide attempts (N=193)
| N (%) or mean ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gender | female | 107 (55.4) |
| male | 86 (44.6) | |
| Age (years) | 21.60±2.20 | |
| Year of self-poisoning | 2020 | 39 (20.3) |
| 2021 | 49 (25.4) | |
| 2022 | 49 (25.4) | |
| 2023 | 56 (28.9) | |
| Current mental disorders | 109 (56.5) | |
| Categories of current mental disorder | depressive disorder | 22 (11.4) |
| neurotic disorder | 7 (3.6) | |
| psychotic disorder | 5 (2.6) | |
| personality disorder | 8 (4.1) | |
| addiction | 14 (7.3) | |
| NA | 53 (27.5) | |
| Current psychopharmacotherapy | 79 (40.9) | |
| Categories of current psychopharmacotherapy | benzodiazepines | 45 (23.3 ) |
| antidepressants | 41 (21.2) | |
| antipsychotics | 49 (25.4) | |
| mood stabilisers | 46 (23.8) | |
| Self-harm | 15 (7.8) | |
| Organic diseases | 34 (16.1) | |
| Organic medications | 21 (10.9) | |
| Characteristics of suicide attempts by poisoning | ||
| Duration of hospitalisation (days) | 2.94±3.77 | |
| Number of attempts | 1 | 130 (67.4) |
| ≥2 | 46 (23.8) | |
| NA | 17 (8.8) | |
| Substances used | Prescription drugs | 137 (71.0) |
| PAS (illegal drugs / alcohol) | 4 (2.1) | |
| Prescription drugs + PAS | 33 (17.1) | |
| Other (corrosives, insecticides, acid) | 9 (4.7) | |
| Prescription drugs + other (corrosives, insecticides, acid) | 10 (5.1) | |
| Number of substances used | 1 | 68 (35.2) |
| ≥2 | 125 (64.8) | |
| Prescription drugs used in self-poisoning | benzodiazepines | 109 (56.5) |
| antidepressants | 28 (14.5) | |
| antipsychotics | 50 (25.9) | |
| affective stabilizers | 67 (34.7) | |
| cardiovascular | 29 (15.0) | |
| analgesics | 38 (19.7) | |
| History of previous attempts at self-poisoning with prescription drugs | 38 (19.7) | |
| Reason for self-poisoning | personal issues | 68 (35.2) |
| family issues | 18 (9.3) | |
| health issues | 2 (1.0) | |
| NA | 104 (53.9) | |
| Complications of self-poisoning | 66 (34.2) | |
| Outcome of self-poisoning | non-fatal | 188 (97.4) |
| fatal | 5 (2.6) |
Pearson’s correlation between the clinical profile and characteristics of suicide attempts by poisoning in young adult patients (N=193)
| Characteristics of suicide attempts by self-poisoning | Clinical profile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current mental disorders | Current psychopharmacotherapy | Self-harm | Organic diseases | Organic medications | |
| Number of suicide attempts | 0.283** | 0.317** | 0.176* | 0.083 | 0.020 |
| History of previous suicide attempts with prescription drugs | 0.269** | 0.268** | −0.071 | 0.095 | 0.053 |
| Number of substances used | 0.304** | 0.288** | 0.166* | 0.086 | 0.089 |
| Complications of self-poisoning | 0.188 | 0.106 | 0.053 | −0.086 | −0.049 |