Does gender-specific suicidal symptomatology exist? Initial work on a partially-novel, multi-questionnaire-based characterization of acute suicidal patients

Figures & data

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics for both groups.

	Patients (N = 28)	Control Group (N = 30)
	M (SD)/n	M (SD)/n
Female Participants	12	14
Age (years)^a	34.75 (14.02)	35.57 (13.01)
Highest educational degree^a
None	4	0
Middle School Diploma	11	3
Secondary School Diploma	11	7
High School Diploma	2	20
Diagnoses (self-reported)^a
Depression	22	0
with PTSD	3	0
with borderline personality disorder	4	0
Durations of depressive symptoms (years)^a	6.54	0
Previous suicide attempts^b	14	0
Body Heighta	164.85 (33.31)	174.67 (8.42)
Body Weight^a	80.67 (14.48)	73.80 (12.67)
Cigarette consumption^d	14	5

N: total number of participants; M: mean; SD: standard deviation; n: absolute number of participants.

^a missing values = 2; ^bmissing values = 3; ^cmissing values = 18; ^dmissing values = 4.

Figure 1. Graphical demonstration of the questionnaire outcomes. (A) GSDS – male healthy controls vs. suicidal patients; (B) GSDS – female healthy controls vs. suicidal patients; (C) STAXI-II – male healthy controls vs. suicidal patients; (D) STAXI-II – female healthy controls vs. suicidal patients; (E) I-8 – male healthy controls vs. suicidal patients; (F) I-8 – female healthy controls vs. suicidal patients. Data is displayed by mean ± SEM.

Visual representation of statistical calculations in the study: A comparative bar chart with two columns. On the left, data for male participants; on the right, data for female participants. Each column is divided into two sections, representing healthy controls (left) and suicidal patients (right). Within each section, there are three separate graphs, each displaying five to six bars. The bars are color-coded from dark to light purple, offering a clear distinction between the different categories and groups under investigation.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, M.F., upon reasonable request.