Table 3 Comparison of all items of stressful life events between the suicide cases and living controls
Stressful life events | Suicide cases | Controls | χ2 | Ρ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Health/Hospital | 236(97.5) | 203(83.9) | 26.681 | < 0.001 | |
1 | Being diagnosed with chronic diseases | 191(78.9) | 141(58.3) | 23.977 | < 0.001 |
2 | Being diagnosed with terminal illness | 112(46.3) | 43(17.8) | 45.187 | < 0.001 |
3 | Life threatening illness to parents/spouse/children | 48(19.8) | 63(26.0) | 2.63 | 0.105 |
4 | Being injured from accident | 21(8.7) | 20(8.3) | 0.027 | 0.87 |
5 | Family members being injured from accident | 27(11.2) | 24(9.9) | 0.197 | 0.657 |
6 | Hospitalization | 132(54.5) | 84(34.7) | 19.264 | < 0.001 |
7 | Family members hospitalized | 44(18.2) | 63(26.0) | 4.331 | 0.037 |
8 | Self-caring hard | 71(29.3) | 21(8.7) | 33.551 | < 0.001 |
9 | Family members self-caring hard | 20(8.3) | 16(6.6) | 0.48 | 0.488 |
10 | Recovering from illness | 12(5.0) | 18(7.4) | 1.279 | 0.258 |
11 | Family members recovering from illness | 8(3.3) | 19(7.9) | 4.746 | 0.029 |
12 | Life threatening illness to relatives /close friends | 5(2.1) | 13(5.4) | 3.693 | 0.055 |
13 | Death of a spouse | 77(31.8) | 49(20.2) | 8.412 | 0.004 |
14 | Death of a child | 29(12.0) | 35(14.5) | 0.648 | 0.421 |
15 | Death of a son/daughter- in law | 13(5.4) | 11(4.5) | 0.175 | 0.675 |
16 | Death of a relative/close friend | 14(5.8) | 32(13.2) | 7.783 | 0.005 |
Family/Home | 172(71.1) | 126(52.1) | 18.477 | < 0.001 | |
17 | Quarreling/Fighting with partner | 32(13.2) | 10(4.1) | 12.619 | < 0.001 |
18 | Living apart from spouse | 7(2.9) | 4(1.7) | 0.837 | 0.36 |
19 | Legally divorced | 1(0.4) | 0(0.0) | – | 1.000# |
20 | Being unfaithful | 4(1.7) | 0(.0) | – | 0.123# |
21 | Spouse being unfaithful | 2(0.8) | 1(0.4) | – | 0.624# |
22 | Being reconciled with spouse | 0(0.0) | 1(0.4) | – | 1.000# |
23 | Children quarreling with their partner | 23(9.5) | 6(2.5) | 10.601 | 0.001 |
24 | Family poverty | 67(27.7) | 60(24.8) | 0.523 | 0.47 |
25 | Living alone | 65(26.9) | 32(13.2) | 14.041 | < 0.001 |
26 | Crowded housing | 9(3.7) | 9(3.7) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
27 | Major loss in home/property | 10(4.1) | 15(6.2) | 1.054 | 0.304 |
28 | Children having left home | 65(26.9) | 69(28.5) | 0.165 | 0.684 |
29 | Disobedience of children | 27(11.2) | 10(4.1) | 8.457 | 0.004 |
30 | Daily life out of routine | 29(12.0) | 4(1.7) | 20.325 | < 0.001 |
31 | Poor relationship with family members | 42(17.4) | 8(3.3) | 25.784 | < 0.001 |
32 | Children unemployed | 6(2.5) | 11(4.5) | 1.524 | 0.217 |
33 | Major change in living conditions | 3(1.2) | 5(2.1) | – | 0.724# |
34 | Major improvement in economic status | 1(0.4) | 3(1.2) | – | 0.623# |
Friend/Relationship | 63(26.0) | 47(19.4) | 3.012 | 0.083 | |
35 | Tensions/Quarrying with neighbors | 21(8.7) | 18(7.4) | 0.251 | 0.616 |
36 | Separating/Breaking up with close friends | 1(0.4) | 2(0.8) | – | 0.624# |
37 | No close friends/Loneliness | 31(12.8) | 12(5.0) | 9.214 | 0.002 |
38 | Retirement/Leaving the job | 3(1.2) | 6(2.5) | – | 0.504# |
39 | Spouse retirement/Leaving the job | 0(0.0) | 4(1.7) | – | 0.123# |
40 | Having legal trouble | 3(1.2) | 6(2.5) | – | 0.504# |
41 | Family members having legal trouble | 3(1.2) | 7(2.9) | – | 0.339# |
42 | Face-loss | 11(4.5) | 7(2.9) | 0.493 | 0.483 |
43 | Being misunderstood/misjudged | 4(1.7) | 8(3.3) | 1.367 | 0.242 |
44 | Being threatened | 8(3.3) | 4(1.7) | 1.367 | 0.242 |
45 | Family members being threatened | 1(0.4) | 1(0.4) | – | 1.000# |
46 | Being deceived | 1(0.4) | 4(1.7) | – | 0.217# |
All life events | 241(99.6) | 214(88.4) | 26.740 | < 0.001 | |