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Table 1 Descriptive information for each study included in meta-analysis※

From: Factors associated with suicidal behaviors in mainland China: a meta-analysis

Studies

Study type

Sampling size

Study population

Gender

Residence

Years of data collection

Outcome

Zhang 1999[6]

CS

84767

16-78 years old

Female/male

Rural/urban

1989-1994

Complete suicide

Kong 2010[7]

CC

370/370

The suicides(45.30 ± 12.88)/living controls (35.03 ± 12.6)

Female/male

Rural

2005-2008

Complete suicide

Phillips 2002[8]

CC

519/536

The suicides/other injuries (>10 years)

Female/male

Rural/urban

1998-2000

Complete suicide

Li 2005[9]

CS

1653

Adolescents

Female/male

Rural/urban

1995-1999

Complete suicide

Zhang 2003[10]

CS

1421

Adolescents

Male/female

—

—

Suicide ideation

Liu 2007[12]

CS

1933

Adolescents

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide ideation

Ou 2008[13]

CS

698

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

2005

Suicide ideation

Ma 2003[17]

CS

853

Adolescents

Male/female

Urban

—

Suicide ideation

Fan 2008[18]

CS

2160

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide ideation

Zhang 2007[11]

CS

1294

Adolescents

Male/female

Urban

—

Suicide ideation

Zeng 2005[19]

CS

427

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

2003

Suicide ideation

Li 2009[20]

CY

2,012

Community members (>18 years)

Male/female

Rural/urban

2004

Suicide ideation

Yang 2008[21]

CS

8315

Adolescents

Male/female

Rural

2006

Suicide ideation,

suicide attempt

Pan 2006[22]

CS

5169

Adolescents

Male/female

Rural/urban

2004

Suicide ideation

Chen 2006[23]

CS

7422

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide ideation

Yang 2007[24]

CS

3568

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

2006

Suicide ideation

Duan 2008[25]

CS

5,640

Community members (32–64 years)

Male/female

—

—

Suicide ideation, Suicide attempt

Hou 2010[26]

CS

239

Suicide-attempt cases(>15 years)

Male/female

—

2007-2008

Suicide ideation

Sun 2010[27]

CS

20716

Community members, >18 years

Male/female

Rural/urban

2004-2005

Suicide attempt

Bao 2009[28]

CS

1529

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide ideation

Juan 2010[29]

CS

4644

Adolescents

Male/female

Urban

2004

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Niu 2006[30]

CS

2,914

Patients without psychopathic problem in hospital (>15 years)

Male/female

Rural/urban

2003-2004

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Tian 2010[31]

CS

974

Researcher(34 ± 8)

Male/female

—

—

Suicide ideation

Sun 2008[32]

CS

943

Migrants

Male/female

—

—

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Li 2004[33]

CS

2032

Students in technical school

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide attempt

Yu 2004[34]

CS

1952

Adolescents

Male/female

Rural

—

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Xing 2005[35]

CS

4622

Adolescents

Male/female

—

2002

Suicide ideation

Gao 2001[36]

CS

2044

Adolescents

Male/female

Rural/urban

1998

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Zhuang 2007[37]

CS

3798

Adolescents

Male/female

urban

—

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Huang 2000[38]

CS

2467

Adolescents

Male/female

—

—

Suicide ideation

Zeng 2009[39]

CS

490

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide ideation

Yan 2009[40]

CS

772

College Students

Male/female

—

After 2007

Suicide ideation

Shang 2008[41]

CS

2678

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

2006

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Lin 2005[42]

CS

1100

College Students

Male/female

—

—

Suicide ideation

Zhu 2006[43]

CS

1765

College Students

Male/female

—

2004

Suicide ideation

Xu 2004[44]

CS

610

College Students

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide ideation

Zhou 2005[45]

CS

337

Adolescents

Male/female

Rural

2004

Suicide ideation

Jiang 2006[46]

CS

1514

Adolescents

Male/female

Rural/urban

—

Suicide ideation

Zhang 2009[47]

CS

15, 000

residents,

Male/female

Rural

2001

Suicide ideation

Feng 2006[48]

CS

2584

Adolescents

Male/female

urban

2004

Suicide ideation, suicide attempt

Sun 2007[49]

CS

1,021

Rural female(15–39 years)

female

Rural

—

Suicide ideation

Huan 2004[50]

CC

100/100

Suicide-attempt cases/injured by accidents

Male/female

Rural/urban

2002

Suicide attempt

Yang 2008[51]

CC

22/23

The suicide(43.1 years)/other injuries(48.2 years)

Female/male

Rural

1998-1999

Complete suicide

  1. ※: CC refers to case–control study; CS refers to cross-sectional study.