Research Article
Cardiovascular Diseases among Suiciders: A Population-Based Study in Northern Finland Population
Table 2
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among suiciders in males and females.
| | Males | Females | Psychiatric disorder | Coronary artery disease (%) = 156 | Other cardiac disease (%) = 191 | No cardiac disease (%) = 1516 | P value | Coronary artery disease (%) = 20 | Other cardiac disease (%) = 75 | No cardiac disease (%) = 325 | P value |
| Depression | 43 (27.6) | 29 (15.2) | 164 (10.8) | < .001 .005 | 7 (35.0) | 35 (46.7) | 82 (25.2) | .001 | Alcohol-related disorders | 34 (21.8) | 47 (24.6) | 208 (13.7) | < .001 | 2 (10.0) | 4 (5.3) | 26 (8.0) | .676 |
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Fischer exact test, two-tailed significance. Coronary artery disease versus other cardiovascular disease.
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