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Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics of resident and specialists, lifetime statistics of suicidal ideation and outcome variable (suicide ideation within 12 months)

From: A comparison of risk and protective factors related to suicide ideation among residents and specialists in academic medicine

Characteristics

 

Residents

Specialists

p†

Number of respondents

 

234

813

 

Sex

Male

86 (36.8)

443 (54.5)

<.001

Female

148 (63.2)

370 (45.5)

 

missing data

0

0

 

Age group

   

<.001

<40 y

190 (81.2)

108 (13.3)

 

40- < 54 y

43 (18.4)

457 (56.2)

 

≥54 y

1 (0.4)

248 (30.5)

 

missing data

0

0

 

Living with a partner

Yes

187 (82.4)

616 (77.5)

.113

No

40 (17.6)

179 (22.5)

 

missing data

7

18

 

Number of children

0

76 (33.5)

116 (14.7)

<.001

1 or 2

124 (54.6)

397 (50.4)

 

>2

27 (11.9)

275 (34.9)

 

missing data

7

25

 

Ever had thoughts of suicide

Yes

75 (33.3)

228 (29.0)

.217

No

150 (66,7)

558 (71.0)

 

missing data

9

27

 

Combined outcome variable: had thoughts of suicide and/or thought of specific ways to commit suicide within the past 12 mo.

Yes

29 (12,8)

103 (13.3)

.850

No

198 (87.2)

674 (86.7)

 

missing data

7

36

 
  1. Values are number and (%) of respondents.
  2. p-values measured by χ2-tests.