Sociodemographic characteristics and healthcare contacts beside specialist somatic healthcare of all subjects (n=468)
| All | Men | Women | P value* | Test statistics | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics†: | |||||
| Men/women, n (%) | 468 | 331 (70.7) | 137 (29.3) | - | – |
| Age at suicide, m (SD) | 58.3 (17.9) | 60.1 (17.2) | 53.9 (18.8) | 0.001 | t=3.48 |
| Civil status cohabitation, yes, n (%)‡ | 161 (34.4) | 121 (36.6) | 40 (29.2) | not significant | |
| Currently employed, yes, n (%)§ | 88 (18.8) | 55 (16.6) | 33 (24.9) | not significant | |
| Retired (age ≥65), yes, n (%)¶ | 180 (38.5) | 140 (42.3) | 40 (29.2) | 0.01 | χ2=7.02 |
| Other healthcare contacts: | |||||
| Psychiatric services, yes, n (%)** | 130 (27.8) | 76 (23.0) | 54 (39.4) | 0.001 | χ2=13.08 |
| Substance use services, yes, n (%)** | 25 (5.3) | 15 (4.5) | 10 (7.3) | not significant | |
| Primary care, yes, n (%)†† | 426 (91.0) | 301 (90.9) | 125 (91.2) | not significant |
*P values comparing mean age at suicide in men and women determined using independent samples t-test; p values comparing categorical variables (eg, civil status, currently employed, contacts in healthcare settings) determined by χ2 tests, with one degree of freedom (df=1).
†Sample size (n), mean (m), SD.
‡Civil status cohabitation yes: living with a spouse/partner. Information about civil status missing for 96 patients.
§Currently employed yes: having part-time or full-time employment. Information about employment missing for 124 patients.
¶Four of the retired were working part-time. Information about retirement missing in 37 patients in age ≥65 was recoded as retired.
**From review of somatic medical records of known care contact with other healthcare services.
††From review of primary care records.