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Table 1 DSM-IV psychiatric diagnosis and clinical features of patient samples

From: Risk and protective genetic variants in suicidal behaviour: association with SLC1A2, SLC1A3, 5-HTR1B & NTRK2 polymorphisms

 

Attempter (n = 76) n (%*)

Non-attempter (n = 83) n (%*)

P Value

Sex

  

0.124

Male

36(48)

51 (61.4)

 

Female

39 (52)

32 (38.6)

 

Mean age (years)

34.7

40.7

0.017

Positive 1st degree family history of suicide attempt

26 (35.6)

14 (17.1)

0.014

Child abuse (Physical and/or sexual)

37 (49.3)

27 (32.5)

0.047

Axis I Diagnosis

42 (55.3)

36 (43.4)

0.18

Substance-related disorders

24 (31.6)

21 (25.3)

0.334

Substance abuse/dependence

38 (50)

29 (34.9)

0.078

Alcohol abuse/dependence

6 (8.8)

7 (8.6)

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Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

   

Bipolar disorders

5 (7.4)

4 (4.8)

0.786

Major depressive disorder

48 (63.2)

37 (44.6)

0.022

Anxiety disorders

32 (42.7)

25 (30.1)

0.14

Eating disorders

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

0.965

  1. §P value was determined by Fishers exact or Chi squared test in all comparisons, with the exception of age, where a non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was used to determine the P Value. *Illustrated percentages of variables are calculated for valid cases/controls only. In some cases certain clinical or demographic variables could not be obtained from patients charts.