Psychopathology and Suicide among Quebec Physicians: A Nested Case Control Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of physicians.

Characteristics	Women	Men	All
	𝑛=7	𝑛=29	𝑛=36
Age at death*	41 ± 6	51 ± 5.2	50 ± 6.8
Range	26–53	33–67	26–67
Living in urban areas	42.9%	86.2%	77.8%
Duration of active practice*	18 ± 7.5	24 ± 6	23 ± 5.8
Range	1–19	9–40	1–40
Medical specialty (𝑛):
Family physician	5	20	25
Radiology	—	3	3
Psychiatry	—	2	2
Other**	2	4	6

*Median of year ± semi-interquartile range.
**Cardiology, dermatology, nephrology, pathology, pediatrics, and rheumatology.