Characteristics of suicidal poisoned patients admitted to tertiary care center during COVID-19 pandemic

Table 2 Comparison of the score grading between the studied groups (n = 254)

	Total (n = 254)		Accidental (n = 38)		Suicidal (n = 216)		Test statistic	p
Knowledge score
Good knowledge (≥ 12)	210	82.7%	34	89.5%	176	81.5%	1.441^a	0.230
Poor knowledge (< 12)	44	17.3%	4	10.5%	40	18.5%
Attitude score
Good attitude (≥ 13)	22	8.7%	7	18.4%	15	6.9%	FE	0.030*
Poor attitude (< 13)	232	91.3%	31	81.6%	201	93.1%
Hamilton Anxiety Scale
Mild (0–17)	171	67.3%	33	86.8%	138	63.9%	7.234^b	0.046*
Mild to moderate (18–24)	63	24.8%	4	10.5%	59	27.3%
Moderate to severe (25–30)	12	4.7%	1	2.6%	11	5.1%
Severe (31–56)	8	3.1%	0	0.0%	8	3.7%
Hamilton Depression Scale
No depression (0–7)	90	35.4%	21	55.3%	69	31.9%	13.392^b	0.007*
Mild depression (8–13)	82	32.3%	9	23.7%	73	33.8%
Moderate depression (14–18)	34	13.4%	7	18.4%	27	12.5%
Severe depression (19–22)	24	9.4%	1	2.6%	23	10.6%
Very severe depression (≥ 23)	24	9.4%	0	0.0%	24	11.1%

^aPearson’s Chi-square test; ^bFisher–Freeman–Halton exact test; n: number; *significant at p < 0.05