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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of suicide cases

From: Role of regular medical visits in mitigating increased suicide risk during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Kobe, Japan

 

Total

Pre-pandemic

Pandemic

 

N = 2,181

N = 1,623

N = 558

Age, Median (IQR)

54 (40–70)

55 (40–69)

53 (40–70)

Male, N (%)

1,438 (66%)

1,079 (66%)

359 (64%)

Primary care physician, N (%)

1,513 (69%)

1,128 (70%)

385 (69%)

Psychiatry visit, N (%)

870 (40%)

654 (40%)

216 (39%)

Living Alone, N (%)

907 (42%)

670 (41%)

237 (42%)

Independent ADL, N (%)

2,074 (95%)

1,541 (95%)

533 (96%)

  1. In cases of deaths due to multiple reasons, all reasons are counted. N, number; IQR, inter-quartile range; ADL, activity daily living
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