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Table 3 Relation between suicidal behaviors and characteristic profile of the studied youth (n=364)

From: Prevalence, psychosocial correlates of youths’ suicidal behaviors and perspectives on the phenomena at Zagazig University: a mixed-methods study

Youth profile

Total SBQ-R

χ2

P

˂ 7 points

≥ 7 points

Grade

 First grade (n=102)

71

69.6

31

30.4

4.2

0.04*

 Second grade (n=72)

51

70.8

21

29.2

 Third grade (n=81)

64

79.0

17

21.0

 Fourth grade (n=99)

78

78.8

21

21.2

 Postgraduate (n=10)

9

90.0

1

10.0

Regular physical activity

 Yes (n=150)

117

78.0

33

22.0

1.2

0.3

 No (n=214)

156

72.9

58

27.1

 Hobby

      

 Yes (n=162)

118

78.0

44

27.2

0.7

0.4

 No (n=202)

155

72.9

47

23.3

Interests

 Yes (n=220)

165

75.0

55

25.0

NA

NA

 No (n=144)

108

75.0

36

25.0

Number of friends

 None (n=21)

11

52.4

10

47.6

10.2

˂0.001*

 One (n=49)

32

65.3

17

34.7

 Two or three (n=121)

91

75.2

30

24.8

 Four or more (n=173)

139

80.3

34

19.7

Living with

 Both parents (n=299)

227

75.9

72

24.1

0.8

0.7

 One of the parents (n=54)

38

70.4

16

29.6

 Relative (n=11)

8

72.7

3

27.3

Marital status of parents

 Married (n=324)

245

75.6

79

24.4

2.7

0.3

 Divorced (n=8)

4

50.0

4

50.0

 Widow (n=32)

24

75.0

8

25.0

  1. *P<0.05 significant, **P<0.001 highly significant, ***P>0.05 non-significant