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| TABLE 1. Patient characteristics by outcome |
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Patients who died |
Living controls matched to death |
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| | Suicide | Other | Suicide | Other |
| n | 16 | 60 | 16 | 60 |
| Males/females | | | | |
| n | 6:10 | 23:37 | - | - |
| % | 38:63 | 38:62 | - | - |
| Research diagnosis (n/%) | | | | |
| Affective | 4 25 | 21 35 | - | - |
| Schizophrenic | 4 25 | 12 20 | - | - |
| Other | 8 50 | 27 45 | - | - |
| Mean age (yrs) | 32 | 43 | 31 | 44 |
| ECT during index admission (n/%) | | | | |
| Yes | 7 44 | 19 32 | 8 50 | 21 35 |
| No | 9 56 | 31 68 | 8 50 | 39 65 |
| ECT: index plus history (n/%) | | | | |
| Yes | 8 50 | 24 40 | 9 56 | 29 48 |
| No | 8 50 | 36 60 | 7 44 | 31 52 |
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