Suicide (n = 41) | Accident (n = 43) | Statistics | |||||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | OR | 95% CI | p | |
Demographics | |||||||
Gender | |||||||
Girls | 12 | (29) | 20 | (46.5) | 1.0 | ||
Boys | 29 | (71) | 23 | (53.5) | 2.1 | .9-.5.2 | .12 |
Birth weight (grams) | 3559 | (SD 653) | 3551 | (SD566) | .95 | ||
Birth length (cm) | 50.3 | (SD 2.5) | 50.6 | (SD 2.2) | .67 | ||
Mean age (range) | 14.4 | (11.7-15.9) | 13.5 | (10.5-15.9) | <.01 | ||
Girls | 14.4 | (11.7-15.9) | 13.2 | (10-15.9) | .05 | ||
Boys | 14.4 | (12-15.9) | 13.8 | (10-15.9) | .10 | ||
Residence | |||||||
Rural | 30 | (73) | 25 | (58) | 1.0 | ||
Urban | 11 | (27) | 18 | (42) | 1.9 | .8-4.9 | .17 |
Change of residence | |||||||
Never | 17 | (41.5) | 25 | (58) | 1.0 | .22 | |
Once | 17 | (41.5) | 15 | (35) | 1.7 | .7-4.2 | .28 |
Twice or more | 7 | (17) | 3 | (7) | 3.4 | .8-15.2 | .10 |
Change of school | |||||||
Never | 32 | (78) | 39 | (91) | 1.0 | .26 | |
Once | 8 | (20) | 3 | (7) | 3.3 | .8-13.3 | .10 |
Twice or more | 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) | 1.2 | .1-20.3 | .89 |
Somatic health | |||||||
Good | 37 | (90) | 42 | (98) | 1.0 | ||
Some problems | 4 | (10) | 1 | (2) | 4.5 | .5-42.5 | .19 |
Mental health | |||||||
Mental health | |||||||
Good | 27 | (66) | 38 | (88) | 1.0 | ||
Some problems | 14 | (34) | 5 | (12) | 3.9 | 1.-12 | .02 |
Psychiatric diagnosis | (n = 40) | ||||||
Affective disorder | 2 | (5) | 0 | (0) | |||
Anxiety disorder | 1 | (3) | 1 | (2) | |||
Asperger disorder | 1 | (3) | 0 | (0) | |||
ADHD | 1 | (3) | 1 | (2) | |||
ADHD + conduct disorder | 1 | (3) | 1 | (2) | |||
Affective + anxiety | 1 | (3) | 0 | (0) | |||
Affective + anxiety + Asperger | 1 | (3) | 0 | (0) | |||
No disorder | 32 | (80) | 40 | (90) | 3.3 | .8-13.6 | .07 |
Sub threshold depression | |||||||
No | 28 | (70) | 42 | (98) | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 12 | (30) | 1 | (2) | 18. | 2.2-146.3 | <.01 |
C-GAS | |||||||
Mean | 72 | (SD 14) | 83 | (SD 14) | |||
Range | 36-95 | 33-98 | <.01 | ||||
Specific learning difficulties | |||||||
No | 38 | (93) | 37 | (86) | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 3 | (7) | 6 | (14) | 2.0 | .5-8.0 | .48 |
Personality trait* | |||||||
Vulnerable | 21 | (51) | 4 | (9) | 10. | 3.0-33 | <.01 |
Worried | 7 | (17) | 1 | (2) | 8. | 1.0-70 | .06 |
Confident | 4 | (10) | 15 | (35) | 5. | 1.4-16 | <.01 |
Impulsive | 6 | (15) | 0 | - | 1.7-2.7 | .02 | |
Suicidal behavior | |||||||
Suicidal threats | 4 | (10) | 0 | - | .05 | ||
Suicide interest | 19 | (47.5) | 1 | (2) | 38. | 4.7-303 | <.01 |
Suicide attempts | 5 | (12.5) | 0 | - | 2.2 | 1.7-2.8 | .02 |
Received help | |||||||
School psychology services | |||||||
No | 34 | (83) | 35 | (81) | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 7 | (17) | 8 | (19) | .9 | .2-2.7 | 1.0 |
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | |||||||
No | 36 | (88) | 39 | (91) | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 5 | (12) | 4 | (9) | 1.3 | .3-5.4 | .74 |
Stressors | |||||||
Suspected assault | 5 | (12) | 1 | (2) | 5.8 | .7-52.2 | .10 |
Bullied | |||||||
No | 29 | (71) | 37 | (86) | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 12 | (29) | 6 | (14) | 2.5 | .9-7.6 | .11 |
Experience of loss | |||||||
No | 21 | (51) | 35 | (81) | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 20 | (49) | 8 | (19) | 4.1 | 1.5 -11.0 | <.01 |
Stressful conflict | |||||||
No | 16 | (40) | 38 | (88) | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 24 | (60) | 5 | (12) | 11.4 | 3.6-35 | <.01 |