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Table 1 Characteristics of suicides and controls (N = 297)

From: Are school difficulties an early sign for mental disorder diagnosis and suicide prevention? A comparative study of individuals who died by suicide and control group

Characteristics

Individuals who died by suicide n = 200

% (n)

Individuals in

control group

n = 97

% (n)

p*

Male gender

81 (162)

59 (57)

0.0001

Academic failure

16 (32)

6 (6)

0.02

Inappropriate behavior at school

18 (35)

20 (19)

0.66

Combined school difficulties

23 (45)

9 (9)

0.006

Mental disorders/difficulties

60 (120)

35 (34)

0.0001

Substance abuse

52 (103)

19 (18)

0.0001

  1. * Bivariate analysis with Chi-square test to compare suicides and controls, significant at p < 0.05 (in italics)