Age of First Suicide Attempt in Men and Women: An Admixture Analysis. (2nd May 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario; Alegria, Analucia A.; Delgado-Gomez, David; Legido-Gil, Teresa; Saiz-Ruiz, Jeronimo; Oquendo, Maria A.; Baca-Garcia, Enrique
• Other Names: Bloch Y. Academic Editor.; Borgwardt S. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: TheScientificWorldjournal. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-05-02
• Subjects: Science -- Periodicals; Technology -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.1100/2012/825189
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2356-6140

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives . To define different subgroups of suicide attempters according to age at onset of suicide attempts. Methods . Participants were 229 suicide attempters (147 females; 82 males) admitted to a general hospital in Madrid, Spain. We used admixture analysis to determine the best-fitting model for the age at onset of suicide attempts separated by sex. Results . The best fitted model for the age at onset of suicide attempts was a mixture of two gaussian distributions. Females showed an earlier age at onset of suicide attempts in both Gaussian distributions (mean ± S.D.) (26.98 ± 5.69 and 47.98 ± 14.13) than males (32.77 ± 8.11 and 61.31 ± 14.61). Early-onset female attempters were more likely to show borderline personality disorder than late-onset female attempters (OR = 11.11; 95% CI = 2.43–50.0). Conclusions . Age at onset of suicide attempts characterizes different subpopulations of suicide attempters.