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Table 3 Demographics of premenstrual symptom group +/− SI

From: Clinical correlates of women endorsing premenstrual suicidal ideation: a cross-sectional study

Variables

With SI Frequency (%)

Without SI Frequency (%)

p

Age, n = 153

  

0.020a

 18 to 25

19 (51%)

18 (49%)

 

 26 to 35

9 (15%)

50 (85%)

 

 36 to 45

9 (23%)

31 (76%)

 

 46 to 55

4 (36%)

7 (64%)

 

 55+

0 (0%)

6 (100%)

 

Setting, n = 146

  

0.001a

 Inpatient Psychiatry

28 (68%)

25 (24%)

 

 Outpatient Psychiatry

11 (27%)

24 (23%)

 

 Outpatient Ob-gyn

2 (5%)

56 (53%)

 

Ethnicity, n = 145

  

0.711

 Not Hispanic or Latino

24 (62%)

83 (78%)

 

 Hispanic or Latino

15 (39%)

23 (22%)

 

Race, n = 127

  

3.664

 Caucasian

24 (73%)

55 (59%)

 

 African-American

8 (24%)

17 (18%)

 

 American Indian

0 (0%)

3 (3%)

 

 Asian Indian

0 (0%)

7 (7%)

 

 East or South Asian

1 (3%)

11 (12%)

 

 Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

 

Marital Status, n = 153

  

0.013a

 Single

25 (61%)

37 (33%)

 

 Married

4 (10%)

49 (44%)

 

 Committed relationship

8 (20%)

18 (16%)

 

 Separated

0 (0%)

4 (4%)

 

 Widowed

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

 

 Divorced

4 (10%)

3 (3%)

 

Has biological children, n = 153

  

<  0.001a

 Yes

9 (22%)

68 (61%)

 

 No

32 (78%)

44 (39%)

 

Education, n = 152

  

0.435

 High School

17 (42%)

27 (24%)

 

 GED

0 (0%)

5 (5%)

 

 2-year college

13 (32%)

20 (18%)

 

 4-year college

8 (20%)

33 (30%)

 

Master’s

2 (5%)

20 (18%)

 

Professional (MD, JD)

1 (2%)

6 (5%)

 

Income, n = 147

  

0.108

  < $15,000 - 20,999

13 (33%)

18 (17%)

 

 $21,000 - $50,999

10 (25%)

11 (10%)

 

 $51,000 - $100,999

6 (15%)

21 (20%)

 

 $101, 000 - > $150,000

11 (28%)

57 (53%)

 

Employment, n = 150

  

0.020a

 Homemaker

5 (12%)

10 (9%)

 

 Unemployed

18 (44%)

18 (17%)

 

 Employed Occasionally

2 (5%)

4 (4%)

 

 Employed Part-time

10 (24%)

25 (23%)

 

 Employed Full-time

6 (15%)

52 (48%)

 

Interference from Premenstrual Symptoms, n = 150

  

<  0.001a

 Yes

37 (90%)

58 (53%)

 

 No

4 (10%)

51 (47%)

 

Lifetime history of depression, n = 152

 

<  0.001a

 Yes

40 (98%)

52 (47%)

 

 No

1 (2%)

59 (53%)

 

Lifetime history of anxiety, n = 149

 

<  0.001a

 Yes

31 (76%)

41 (38%)

 

 No

10 (24%)

67 (62%)

 

History of suicide attempt, n = 151

 

<  0.001a

 Yes

26 (65%)

23 (21%)

 

 No

14 (35%)

88 (79%)

 

History of psychiatric hospitalization, n = 152

 

<  0.001a

 Yes

36 (90%)

38 (34%)

 

 No

4 (10%)

74 (66%)

 

Trauma History, n = 124

 

0.017a

 High trauma

25 (49%)

26 (51%)

 

 Low trauma

9 (12%)

64 (88%)

 
  1. aBonferroni adjusted p values