Table 2 Sample characteristics according to total sample and suicidal history (stratified by age group)
From: The relationship between age and suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide among prisoners
|  | Total Sample (N = 18,185) | Suicidal Historya | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Young-Youngb (n = 1440) | Old-Youngc (n = 2408) | Older Prisonersd (n = 364) | ||
Sociodemographic | ||||
 Female = 1 | 21.4 | 35.1 | 33.1 | 29.1 |
 Age (Quantitative) | 35.83 (10.51) |  |  |  |
  Dichotomous | ||||
    ≤ 49 | 89.5 |  |  |  |
    ≥ 50 | 10.5 |  |  |  |
  Multinomial | ||||
   16 to 30 | 35.2 |  |  |  |
   31 to 49 | 54.3 |  |  |  |
   50+ | 10.5 |  |  |  |
 Race/Ethnicity | ||||
  Hispanic | 18.8 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 7.4 |
  White | 49.1 | 59.2 | 61.0 | 70.9 |
  Black | 42.5 | 32.8 | 33.5 | 25.3 |
   Other | 11.4 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 9.9 |
 Education | 10.95 (2.49) | 10.58 (2.04) | 11.02 (2.65) | 11.82 (3.29) |
Psychological Disorder | ||||
 Depressive | 20.1 | 51.2 | 51.6 | 47.3 |
 Bipolar/Related | 10.5 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 20.1 |
 Schizophrenia/Psychotic | 4.3 | 10.1 | 14.1 | 10.2 |
 PTSD | 6.3 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 19.5 |
 Anxiety | 8.0 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 18.7 |
 Personality | 5.9 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 13.7 |
 Mental Disorder (Quantitative) | 0.56 (1.13) | 1.45 (1.54) | 1.54 (1.58) | 1.30 (1.47) |
Psychological Symptoms | ||||
 Hopelessness | 6.7 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 22.8 |
 Sleep Disturbance | 45.6 | 75.5 | 65.6 | 60.2 |
 Schizophrenia/Psychosis | 11.4 | 28.8 | 25.7 | 21.2 |
 Emotional Dysregulation | 40.1 | 68.1 | 54.9 | 41.2 |
 Total Symptoms (Quantitative) | 1.71 (2.01) | 3.52 (2.45) | 2.78 (2.37) | 2.22 (2.20) |
Social Disconnectedness | ||||
 Not Feeling Close | 29.3 | 57.4 | 45.6 | 35.4 |
Substance Use | ||||
 Alcohol Dependence | 30.4 | 35.6 | 47.3 | 42.0 |
 Number of Drugs Used | 3.09 (3.25) | 4.36 (3.65) | 4.65 (3.80) | 3.05 (3.61) |
Victimization | ||||
 Sexual | ||||
  Never | 86.0 | 69.7 | 68.3 | 73.1 |
  Once | 3.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
  More than Once | 8.5 | 21.5 | 22.9 | 17.6 |
 Physical |  |  |  |  |
  Never | 79.0 | 55.8 | 57.6 | 66.8 |
  Once | 3.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 |
  More than Once | 16.4 | 37.9 | 35.8 | 27.2 |
Physical Illness/Disability | ||||
 Physical Illness = 1 | 55.9 | 61.3 | 76.5 | 88.2 |
  Quantitative | 1.12 (1.38) | 1.13 (1.28) | 1.79 (1.60) | 2.82 (1.96) |
 BADL Disability = 1 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 24.9 | 45.1 |
  Quantitative | 0.19 (0.48) | 0.19 (0.47) | 0.32 (0.61) | 0.65 (0.82) |