From: A nationwide, population-based, long-term follow-up study of repeated self-harm in Taiwan
Repetition Characteristics | No | One or more | Total | |||
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N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 16,892 | (46.30) | 1,492 | (44.04) | 18,384 | (46.10) |
Female | 19,595 | (53.70) | 1,896 | (55.96) | 21,491 | (53.90) |
Age group (years) | ||||||
<25 | 6,725 | (18.43) | 532 | (15.70) | 7,257 | (18.20) |
25-44 | 16,222 | (44.46) | 1,683 | (49.68) | 17,905 | (44.90) |
45-64 | 7,944 | (21.77) | 729 | (21.52) | 8,673 | (21.75) |
≧65 | 5,596 | (15.34) | 444 | (13.11) | 6,040 | (15.15) |
Methods | ||||||
E950 solid or liquid | 23,767 | (65.14) | 2,298 | (67.83) | 26,065 | (65.37) |
E951 gases in domestic use | 169 | (0.46) | 10 | (0.30) | 179 | (0.45) |
E952 other gases or vapors | 2,917 | (7.99) | 310 | (9.15) | 3,227 | (8.09) |
E953 hanging | 660 | (1.81) | 50 | (1.48) | 710 | (1.78) |
E954 drowning | 226 | (0.62) | 22 | (0.65) | 248 | (0.62) |
E955 firearms | 67 | (0.18) | 8 | (0.24) | 75 | (0.19) |
E956 cutting and piercing | 6,463 | (17.71) | 455 | (13.43) | 6,918 | (17.35) |
E957 jumping | 717 | (1.97) | 106 | (3.13) | 823 | (2.06) |
E958 other means | 1,501 | (4.11) | 129 | (3.81) | 1,630 | (4.09) |
Low-income family | ||||||
Yes | 706 | (1.93) | 150 | (4.43) | 856 | (2.15) |
No | 35,781 | (98.07) | 3,238 | (95.57) | 39,019 | (97.85) |
Catastrophic illness | ||||||
Yes | 2,734 | (7.49) | 673 | (19.86) | 3,407 | (8.54) |
No | 33,753 | (92.51) | 2,715 | (80.14) | 36,468 | (91.46) |
Psychiatric disorders | ||||||
Yes | 14,690 | (40.26) | 1,881 | (55.52) | 16,571 | (41.56) |
No | 21,797 | (59.74) | 1,507 | (44.48) | 23,304 | (58.44) |
Total | 36,487 | 3,388 | 39,875 |