Table 1 Characteristics of individuals with two or more intentional poisonings within a year (repeaters) and those with only one (non-repeaters) (2006–2017)
Characteristics | Category | Repeaters ≥ 2 intentional poisonings n = 1534 | Non-repeaters 1 intentional poisoning n = 11,004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Sex | Men | 642 | 41.9 | 4715 | 42.8 |
Women | 892 | 58.1 | 6289 | 57.2 | |
Age group (yrs) | 50–64 | 1087 | 70.9 | 6798 | 61.8 |
65–79 | 339 | 22.1 | 2749 | 25.0 | |
80–100 | 108 | 7.0 | 1457 | 13.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 363 | 24.8 | 3340 | 31.9 |
Unmarried | 1098 | 75.2 | 7138 | 68.1 | |
Comorbidity1 | Psychiatric illness | 458 | 29.9 | 2075 | 18.9 |
Disease in the circulatory system | 99 | 6.5 | 711 | 6.5 | |
Musculoskeletal disease | 67 | 4.4 | 443 | 4.0 | |
Previous illness2 | Psychiatric illness | 961 | 62.6 | 4797 | 43.6 |
Disease in the circulatory system | 377 | 24.6 | 2712 | 24.6 | |
Musculoskeletal disease | 341 | 22.2 | 2117 | 19.2 | |
Alcohol abuse | 363 | 23.7 | 1685 | 15.3 | |
Substance abuse | 223 | 14.5 | 847 | 7.7 | |
Intentional injury /not poisoning | 906 | 59.1 | 5204 | 47.3 | |
Number of prescribed medications2 | 0 | 183 | 11.9 | 1677 | 15.2 |
1 | 177 | 11.5 | 1515 | 13.8 | |
2–4 | 515 | 33.6 | 3852 | 35.0 | |
5–9 | 472 | 30.8 | 2866 | 26.0 | |
≥ 10 | 187 | 12.2 | 1094 | 9.9 | |