Table 1 Characteristics of U.S. veteran patients treated after a suicide attempt, 1993-1998
From: Military veteran mortality following a survived suicide attempt
| Â | All patients | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
No. | 10,163 | 9,273 | 890 |
% | 100 | 91.2 | 8.8 |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 44.0 (10.8) | 44.6 (10.7) | 38.1 (9.6) |
   Median | 43 | 44 | 38 |
Age distribution, % | Â | Â | Â |
   <29 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 16.4 |
   30-39 | 26.8 | 25.3 | 42.8 |
   40-49 | 44.6 | 45.8 | 32.7 |
   50-59 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 4.6 |
   60-69 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
   70-79 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
   80 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Race/ethnicity, % | Â | Â | Â |
   White | 70.4 | 70.2 | 72.6 |
   African American | 20.3 | 20.4 | 19.6 |
   Hispanic white | 6.0 | 6.2 | 3.5 |
   Hispanic African American | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
   American Indian | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
   Asian American | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
   Unknown | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
Marital status, % | Â | Â | Â |
   Divorced | 35.3 | 35.8 | 30.2 |
   Married | 28.3 | 28.4 | 27.0 |
   Never married/single | 20.9 | 20.5 | 24.8 |
   Single | 12.3 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
   Widowed | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
   Unknown | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Period of service, % | Â | Â | Â |
   WWI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
   WWII | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
   Pre-Korea | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
   Korea | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
   Post-Korea | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
   Vietnam | 51.2 | 54.0 | 22.1 |
   Post-Vietnam | 27.6 | 25.8 | 46.1 |
   Other | 1.8 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
   Storm (ACT) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
   Storm (RET) | 6.5 | 5.5 | 17.4 |
Comorbidities, % | Â | Â | Â |
   Alcohol disorder or abuse | 31.8 | 32.9 | 20.7 |
   Drug dependence or abuse | 21.8 | 22.6 | 13.5 |
   Psychoses | 21.2 | 21.0 | 22.7 |
   Depression | 18.5 | 18.3 | 20.3 |
   Hypertension | 14.2 | 14.9 | 7.2 |
   Chronic pulmonary disease | 7.2 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
   Neurological disorders | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
   Diabetes | 5.8 | 6.0 | 3.3 |