Table 3 Days from onset of main cause of suicide to suicide completion, and determinants of early suicide death (< 3 years from onset of main cause to suicide)
Variables | n | Median | IQRa (days) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Days) | (Years) | |||||
Total | 397 | 1956.0 | (5.4) | 658.5–4035.5 | ||
Male | 265 | 1430.0 | (3.9) | 478.0–2928.0 | < 0.001*** | |
Female | 132 | 3185.0 | (8.7) | 1452.0–5825.5 | ||
Age | (n = 396) | |||||
< 20 | 21 | 1199.0 | (3.3) | 444.0–2507.0 | 0.014* | |
20–29 | 82 | 1664.5 | (4.6) | 516.3–3124.3 | ||
30–39 | 76 | 2290.0 | (6.3) | 744.0–3937.5 | ||
40–49 | 86 | 1778.5 | (4.9) | 717.0–3947.0 | ||
50–59 | 79 | 2350.0 | (6.4) | 749.0–4591.0 | ||
≥ 60 | 52 | 2494.0 | (6.8) | 496.8–6185.8 | ||
Job type | (n = 397) | |||||
Self-employment, employer | 60 | 828.0 | (2.3) | 388.3–2616.5 | 0.001** | |
Employee | 164 | 1813.0 | (5.0) | 772.3–3557.3 | ||
No job | 173 | 2533.0 | (6.9) | 935.5–5114.5 | ||
Self-employed president | (n = 67) | |||||
Founder | 41 | 697.5 | (1.9) | 365.3–2863.0 | 0.004** | |
Successor | 26 | 2173.0 | (6.0) | 710.0–5567.0 | ||
Private life insurance | (n = 356) | |||||
Yes | 228 | 1628.5 | (4.5) | 585.0–3573.3 | 0.043* | |
No | 128 | 2350.0 | (6.4) | 901.5–4442.3 | ||
Slump in business | (n = 397) | |||||
Yes | 44 | 1106.0 | (3.0) | 608.8–2479.5 | 0.029* | |
No | 353 | 2059.0 | (5.6) | 692.5–4245.0 | ||
Working status | (n = 249) | |||||
Managing director or higher | 104 | 1262.0 | (3.5) | 372.3–2571.5 | 0.001** | |
Not managerial post | 145 | 2290.0 | (6.3) | 736.0–5005.5 | ||
Job Promotion | (n = 397) | |||||
Yes | 15 | 1219.0 | (3.3) | 163.0–1956.0 | 0.036* | |
No | 382 | 2018.0 | (5.5) | 701.8–4171.8 | ||
Excessive fatigue (overwork) | (n = 397) | |||||
Yes | 54 | 1291.0 | (3.5) | 343.0–2010.3 | < 0.001*** | |
No | 343 | 2150.0 | (5.9) | 767.0–4323.0 | ||
Experience of abuse in the past | (n = 373) | |||||
Yes | 73 | 3113.0 | (8.5) | 1529.5–5501.0 | < 0.001*** | |
No | 300 | 1658.5 | (4.5) | 573.5–3522.0 | ||
Experience of suicide attempt | (n = 373) | |||||
Yes | 146 | 2603.0 | (7.1) | 393.0–3358.0 | < 0.001** | |
No | 227 | 1464.0 | (4.0) | 1310.3–4947.5 | ||
Studied variables | Crude odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Determinants of early death (< 3 years) from the onset of main cause of suicide (logistic regression analysis) | ||||||
Self-employed, founder president | 4.82 | 2.39–9.74 | < 0.001*** | 4.52 | 2.01–10.15 | < 0.001*** |
Had a job, employee | 1.61 | 1.05–2.47 | 0.030* | 3.93 | 1.62–9.54 | 0.002** |
Managerial position | 1.65 | 0.98–2.78 | 0.058 | |||
Male | 2.85 | 1.73–4.70 | < 0.001*** | 2.51 | 1.02–6.20 | 0.046* |
Age quartile | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 | 0.262 | |||
Experience of abuse | 0.31 | 0.16–0.62 | 0.001** | |||
Experience of suicide attempt | 0.37 | 0.23–0.60 | < 0.001*** | 0.35 | 0.17–0.69 | 0.003** |
Family member’s with suicide history | 0.77 | 0.47–1.25 | 0.288 | |||
Consulted with someone | 0.48 | 0.29–0.80 | 0.005** | 0.53 | 0.30–0.95 | 0.033* |