Table 1 Demographic characteristics between suicides and controls by number of stressful life events (SLE)
Variables | Suicide cases | Controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLE ≤ 4 | SLE > 4 | χ2/t | SLE ≤ 4 | SLE > 4 | χ2/t | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Age [mean (SD)] | 73.6(8.6) | 75.0(8.0) | 1.268 | 73.0(8.4) | 75.8(7.5) | 2.731* |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 49(50.0) | 86(59.7) | 2.235 | 80(54.4) | 55(57.9) | 0.282 |
Female | 49(50.0) | 58(40.3) | 67(45.6) | 40(42.1) | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Stable | 52(53.1) | 70(48.6) | 0.462 | 112(76.2) | 58(61.1) | 6.327* |
Unstable | 46(46.9) | 74(51.4) | 35(23.8) | 37(38.9) | ||
Family annual income(yuan) | ||||||
0–3600 | 37(37.8) | 51(35.4) | 5.312 | 49(33.3) | 25(26.3) | 3.122 |
3601–10,000 | 28(28.6) | 60(41.7) | 53(36.1) | 45(47.4) | ||
above 10,001 | 33(33.7) | 33(22.9) | 45(30.6) | 25(26.3) | ||
Living alone | ||||||
Yes | 23(23.5) | 41(28.5) | 0.75 | 14(9.5) | 21(22.1) | 7.384* |
No | 75(76.5) | 103(71.5) | 133(90.5) | 74(77.9) | ||
Physical diseases | ||||||
Yes | 78(79.6) | 124(86.1) | 1.796 | 86(58.5) | 75(78.9) | 10.831* |
No | 20(20.4) | 20(13.9) | 61(41.5) | 20(21.1) | ||
Mental disorders | ||||||
Yes | 41(41.8) | 81(56.3) | 4.846* | 7(4.8) | 5(5.3) | 0.031 |
No | 57(58.2) | 63(43.8) | 140(95.2) | 90(94.7) | ||
Left behind by children | ||||||
Yes | 10(10.2) | 31(21.5) | 5.314* | 11(7.5) | 14(14.7) | 3.278* |
No | 88(89.8) | 113(78.5) | 136(92.5) | 81(85.3) | ||