Table 3 Circumstances of suicide
From: Physical compared to mental diseases as reasons for committing suicide: a retrospective study
Physical disease as reason for suicide | Mental disorder as reason for suicide | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 202 | n = 350 | ||
Soft suicide method | 67 (33.3 %) | 107 (30.7 %) | χ2 = 0.422, p = 0.516 |
Hard suicide method | 134 (66.7 %) | 242 (69.3 %) | |
Suicide method | |||
Strangulation | 35 (17.3 %) | 88 (25.1 %) | χ2 = 4.518, p = 0.03 |
Intoxication | 59 (29.2 %) | 90 (25.7 %) | χ2 = 0.793, p = 0.37 |
Shooting | 41 (20.3 %) | 9 (2.6 %) | χ 2 = 48.852, p < 0.001 |
Breathing back | 12 (5.9 %) | 10 (2.9 %) | χ2 = 3.182, p = 0.07 |
Jump from height | 34 (16.8 %) | 80 (22.9 %) | χ2 = 2.838, p = 0.09 |
Sharp forces | 15 (7.4 %) | 21 (6.0 %) | χ2 = 0.427, p = 0.51 |
Jumping in front of vehicle | 4 (2.0 %) | 35 (10.0 %) | χ 2 = 12.546, p < 0.001 |
Vehicle against barrier | 2 (1.0 %) | 2 (0.6 %) | χ2 = 0.312, p = 0.58 |
Gas inhalation | 3 (1.5 %) | 12 (3.4 %) | χ2 = 1.830, p = 0.18 |
Drowning | 16 (7.9 %) | 18 (5.1 %) | χ2 = 1.710, p = 0.19 |
Electricity | 1 (0.5 %) | 3 (0.9 %) | χ2 = 0.233, p = 0.63 |
Thermic force | 1 (0.5 %) | 8 (2.3 %) | χ2 = 2.561, p = 0.11 |
Previous suicide attempts | 25 (12.4 %) | 136 (38.8 %) | χ 2 = 51.369, p < 0.001 |