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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of male participants, and the association between these characteristics and suicide attempt (n = 1567)

From: Risk factors of suicide attempt among people with suicidal ideation in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

 

Suicide attempt

P a

No (n = 1461)

Yes (n = 106)

Age (years)

54.8 ± 16.6

56.9 ± 15.8

0.216

Height (cm)

168.0 ± 7.1

166.6 ± 6.2

0.049*

Weight (kg)

66.9 ± 11.5

64.5 ± 10.2

0.036*

Marital status (n, %)

  

0.112

 Married

1115 (76.3)

75 (70.8)

 

 Single

215 (14.7)

15 (14.2)

 

 Divorced/separated/widowed

131 (9.0)

16 (15.1)

 

Household income (n, %)

  

0.017*

 Low

458 (31.3)

49 (46.2)

 

 Moderate–low

422 (28.9)

22 (20.8)

 

 Moderate–high

306 (20.9)

19 (17.9)

 

 High

275 (18.8)

16 (15.1)

 

Rural area (n, %)

426 (29.2)

32 (30.2)

0.822

Employment status (n, %)

930 (63.7)

56 (52.8)

0.026*

Education (n, %)

  

<0.001*

 Above college

327 (22.4)

8 (7.5)

 

 High school

448 (30.7)

24 (22.6)

 

 Middle school

196 (13.4)

25 (23.6)

 

 Below elementary school

490 (33.5)

49 (46.2)

 

National basic livelihood security (n, %)

  

0.008*

 Never

1300 (89.0)

84 (79.2)

 

 Ex-former

63 (4.3)

10 (9.4)

 

 Current

98 (6.7)

12 (11.3)

 

Obesity (n, %)

  

0.210

 Normal

925 (63.3)

73 (68.9)

 

 Underweight

67 (4.6)

7 (6.6)

 

 Overweight

469 (32.1)

26 (24.5)

 

Hypertension (n, %)

  

0.460

 Normal

478 (32.7)

30 (28.3)

 

 Prehypertension

395 (27.0)

27 (25.5)

 

 Hypertension

588 (40.2)

49 (46.2)

 

Diabetes (n, %)

  

0.798

 Normal

897 (61.4)

63 (59.4)

 

 Prediabetes

331 (22.7)

27 (25.5)

 

 Diabetes

233 (15.9)

16 (15.1)

 

Dyslipidemia (n, %)

520 (35.6)

33 (31.1)

0.354

Metabolic syndrome (n, %)

399 (27.3)

29 (27.4)

0.991

Cancer b (n, %)

54 (3.7)

10 (9.4)

0.004*

Daily activity limitation

455 (31.1)

49 (46.2)

0.001*

Depressive disorder (n, %)

747 (51.1)

83 (78.3)

<0.001*

Stress (n, %)

  

0.212

 Minimally stressful

124 (8.5)

10 (9.4)

 

 Moderately

593 (40.6)

32 (30.2)

 

 Stressful

550 (37.6)

47 (44.3)

 

 Extremely stressful

194 (13.3)

17 (16.0)

 

Drinking (n, %)

  

0.195

 Never

308 (21.1)

28 (26.4)

 

 Normal drinking

833 (57.0)

51 (48.1)

 

 Risky drinking

320 (21.9)

27 (25.5)

 

Smoking (n, %)

  

0.192

 Never

186 (12.7)

20 (18.9)

 

 Ex-former

279 (19.1)

18 (17.0)

 

 Current

996 (68.2)

68 (64.2)

 

Regular exercise (n, %)

  

0.696

 Hardly ever

981 (67.1)

72 (67.9)

 

 Regular moderate

413 (28.3)

31 (29.2)

 

 Strenuous

67 (4.6)

3 (2.8)

 
  1. *p < 0.05
  2. aP-values of continuous and binary variables were calculated using the independent samples t-test and chi-square test, respectively
  3. bSubjects with one or more cancers of the stomach, liver, lung, colon, cervix, or breast