Table 2 Physical diseases in complete suicides (multiple categories possible)
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 | ||
Heart disease | 56 (27.7 %) | 14 (4 %) | χ 2 = 9.6, p = 0.002 |
Lung disease | 25 (12.4 %) | 14 (13.3 %) | χ 2 = 0.004, p = 0.95 |
Vascular disease | 55 (27.2 %) | 25 (23.8 %) | χ 2 = 0.9, p = 0.36 |
Cancer | 62 (32.5 %) | 8 (7.6 %) | χ 2 = 23.2, p < 0.001 |
Metabolic disorder | 48 (25.1 %) | 33 (31.4 %) | χ 2 = 1.4, p = 0.25 |
Musculosceletal system | 45 (23.6 %) | 24 (22.9 %) | χ 2 = 0.02, p = 0.89 |
Neurological disease | 39 (20.4 %) | 21 (20.0 %) | χ 2 = 0.007, p = 0.93 |
Chronic pain | 58 (30.4 %) | 20 (19.0 %) | χ 2 = 4.5, p = 0.03 |
Duration of disease | |||
< 6 months | 22 (20.0 %) | 8 (17.8 %) | |
6 months to 2 years | 21 (19.1 %) | 5 (11.1 %) | |
> 2 years | 67 (60.9 %) | 32 (71.1 %) | U = 2251.5, p = 0.30 |
Number of diseases | |||
• 1 disease • ≥ 2 diseases | 68 (33.7 %) | 57 (16.3 %) | U = 8154.0, p = 0.002 |
123 (60.9 %) | 48 (13.7 %) | ||