Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine

The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine (대한응급의학회)
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Predictors of intentional intoxication using decision tree modeling analysis: a retrospective study

  • Oh, Eun Seok (Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jae Hyung (Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jung Won (Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Su Yeon (Department of Biostatistics, Soonchunhyang University Hospital)
  • Received : 2017.09.15
  • Accepted : 2017.11.30
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Objective The suicide rate in South Korea is very high and is expected to increase in coming years. Intoxication is the most common suicide attempt method as well as one of the common reason for presenting to an emergency medical center. We used decision tree modeling analysis to identify predictors of risk for suicide by intentional intoxication. Methods A single-center, retrospective study was conducted at our hospital using a 4-year registry of the institute from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016. Demographic factors, such as sex, age, intentionality, therapeutic adherence, alcohol consumption, smoking status, physical disease, cancer, psychiatric disease, and toxicological factors, such as type of intoxicant and poisoning severity score were collected. Candidate risk factors based on the decision tree were used to select variables for multiple logistic regression analysis. Results In total, 4,023 patients with intoxication were enrolled as study participants, with 2,247 (55.9%) identified as cases of intentional intoxication. Reported annual percentages of intentional intoxication among patients were 628/937 (67.0%), 608/1,082 (56.2%), 536/1,017 (52.7), 475/987 (48.1%) from 2013 to 2016. Significant predictors identified based on decision tree analysis were alcohol consumption, old age, psychiatric disease, smoking, and male sex; those identified based on multiple regression analysis were alcohol consumption, smoking, male sex, psychiatric disease, old age, poor therapeutic adherence, and physical disease. Conclusion We identified important predictors of suicide risk by intentional intoxication. A specific and realistic approach to analysis using the decision tree modeling technique is an effective method to determine those groups at risk of suicide by intentional intoxication.

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Supported by : Soonchunhyang University

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