Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Controls (N = 161) | Early suicide (N = 47) | Late suicide (N = 135) | χ2/F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 1.18 | .554 | |||
Male | 114 (70.8) | 31 (66.0) | 100 (74.1) | ||
Female | 48 (29.3) | 16 (34.0) | 36 (26.5) | ||
Age at diagnosis, mean (SD) | 59.55 (11.71) | 60.02 (11.24) | 59.19 (10.98) | .10 | .904 |
Diagnosis | 7.40 | .830 | |||
Stomach | 47 (29.2) | 15 (31.9) | 41 (30.4) | ||
Colorectal | 33 (20.5) | 7 (14.9) | 32 (23.7) | ||
Biliary-pancreas | 22 (13.7) | 10 (21.3) | 12 (8.9) | ||
Breast | 16 (9.9) | 3 (6.4) | 12 (8.9) | ||
Liver | 3 (1.8) | 0 | 2 (1.5) | ||
Lung | 5 (3.0) | 1 (2.1) | 4 (2.9) | ||
Others | 35 (21.3) | 11 (23.4) | 32 (23.5) | ||
Days to death | 177.79 (91.84) | 1425.96 (925.30) | −9.22 | <.001 |