Rural-urban and age differences in association between depression and suicidal attempt: a large retrospective clinical sample study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the association between depression and suicide attempt (SA) by age and region.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College from January 2021 to January 2022.

Participants

Hospitalised patients.

Primary outcome measures

SA was the primary outcome and data on SA was obtained from the electronic medical records of hospitalised patients.

Methods and analysis

In this study, data on inpatients of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College from January 2021 to January 2022 were extracted from the medical record system using the convenience sampling method. According to the exclusion criteria, 7593 eligible research subjects were obtained. Logistic regression analysis was used

SUBMITTER: Ge D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795412 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature