Maryland N = 225 | Colorado N = 246 | Massachusetts N = 367 | ||||
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Positive (n = 202) % | Negative (n = 23) % | Positive (n = 226) % | Negative (n = 20) % | Positive (N = 357) % | Negative (N ≤ 11) % | |
Variables from the medical record | ||||||
Mean age (SD)a | 28.5 (15.3) | 28.6 (14.3) | 28.6 (14.4) | 28.4 (13.3) | 29.5 (14.02) | – |
Femalea | 51.5 | 34.8 | 58.4 | – | 61.3 | – |
Acute injuryb | 71.3 | 34.8 | 56.2 | – | 95.8 | – |
Drug poisoning mechanismc | 40.0 | 43.5 | 53.1 | 60.0 | 43.1 | – |
Cut/pierce mechanismc,d | 34.0 | 13.0 | 28.8 | – | 37.5 | – |
Suicidal ideation | 61.4 | 60.9 | 80.5 | 65.0 | 52.4 | – |
Risk evaluation and used an assessment tool | 63.4 | 47.8 | 64.6 | 65.0 | 44.1 | – |
Safety or counseling plan | 76.9 | 70.0 | 93.4 | 90.0 | 81.8 | – |
Personal history of self-harm | 54.0 | 54.5 | 56.2 | 70.0 | 56.3 | – |
Prior psychiatric hospitalizatione | 31.8 | 40.9 | 27.4 | – | 34.7 | – |
Mental health therapy and/or medication | 55.9 | 56.5 | 61.1 | 70.0 | 60.8 | – |
Blood alcohol 80 + mg/100 ml (among tested)f | 15.9 | 21.4 | 18.0 | – | 62.7 | – |
Drugs other than alcohol | 39.0 | 60.9 | 51.8 | – | 25.8 | – |
2 or more personal factors or circumstances | 85.1 | 73.9 | 86.3 | 85.0 | 86.0 | – |
Variables from ED billing record | ||||||
Drug poisoning codesc,g | n/a | n/a | 61.2 | 72.2 | 40.6 | – |
Cut/pierce codesc,g | n/a | n/a | 26.5 | – | 36.7 | – |
Suicidal ideation (R45.851 code) | n/a | n/a | 23.0 | – | 18.8 | – |
Personal history of self-harm (Z91.5 code) | n/a | n/a | 12.8 | – | 5.0 | – |
Unspecified suicide attempt (T14.91 code) | n/a | n/a | 12.8 | – | 9.6 | – |
Not discharged homeh | n/a | n/a | 63.5 | – | 51.0 | – |