Demographic variables that predict suicide attempts in the local Spanish population

Variables demográficas que predicen el intento de suicidio en población local española

Objective: this research intends to study the epidemiological variables related to the attempt and the suicide retry and if it enters them the anxiety disorders are important. In suicidal behavior there are less investigated previous phases that are highly predictive of completed suicide such as suicide attempts or retries. Materials and methods: consisted in the collection of digital data in the hospital emergency services for 26 months. Results: the results obtained by a binary logistic regression process show that the group of people who have made the most suicide attempt are women (β = 0.36, OR = 2.70, 95% CI), between 34 and 53 years of age (β = 0.31, OR = 6.99, 95% CI), unemployed (β = 0.43, OR = 4.98, 95% CI), with previous anxiety disorders (β = 0.83; OR = 3.95, 95% CI), who use unique methods (β = 0.23, OR = 4.72, 95% CI) and who usually discharge them in emergency healthcare services (β = 0.42; OR = 6.89, 95% CI). Conclusions: The need to carry out specific sanitary protocols for the prevention of attempted suicide adapted to the psychosocial and clinical characteristics of this group is discussed, improving in turn the existing emergency health actions for the suicide attempts as prevention of the consummated suicide.