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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study populations

From: Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among asthma

 

No asthma (n = 222,372)

Asthma (n = 6372)

P value

Age (years)

51.8 ± 17.0

61.1 ± 17.8

<0.001

Sex (Male %)

100,089 (45.0)

2605 (40.9)

<0.001

Smoking status

  

<0.001

 Smoker

81,882 (36.8)

2562 (40.2)

 

 Non-smoker

140,490 (63.2)

3810 (59.8)

 

Alcohol drinking

59,896 (26.9)

1050 (16.5)

<0.001

Regular exercise

114,714 (51.6)

3047 (47.8)

<0.001

Marital status

  

<0.001

 Married

152,061 (68.4)

3844 (60.4)

 

 Single

33,101 (14.9)

683 (10.7)

 

 Divorced/separated/widowed

37,072 (16.7)

1839 (28.9)

 

Job

140,886 (63.4)

2914 (45.8)

<0.001

Family income

  

<0.001

 Low

52,214 (24.3)

2705 (43.9)

 

 Moderate-low

43,285 (20.2)

1258 (20.6)

 

 Moderate-high

70,830 (33.0)

1303 (21.1)

 

 High

48,400 (22.5)

887 (14.4)

 

Education

  

<0.001

 ≤Elementary

57,240 (25.8)

3067 (48.2)

 

 Middle school

25,346 (11.4)

811 (12.8)

 

 High school

64,235 (29.0)

1197 (18.8)

 

 ≥College

75,165 (33.8)

1282 (20.2)

 

DM

11,623 (5.2)

306 (4.8)

0.075

Hypertension

53,068 (23.9)

2523 (39.6)

<0.001

Stroke

4305 (1.9)

252 (4.0)

<0.001

Arthritis

29,761 (13.4)

1884 (29.6)

<0.001