Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of suicide and control subjects^{^a}

Group no.	Group	Diagnosis	Age (yr)	Race	Gender	PMI (h)	Brain pH	Cause of death	Drug toxicity	Antidepressants(Yes/No)
1	Control	Normal	37	Black	Male	5	7.1	ASCVD	None	No
2	Control	Normal	31	Black	Male	8	7.2	GSW	None	No
3	Control	Normal	46	Black	Male	9	7.1	Multiple injuries	None	No
4	Control	Normal	33	White	Male	15	7	GSW	None	No
5	Control	Normal	48	White	Male	26	6.9	ASCVD	None	No
6	Control	Normal	38	Black	Male	16	6.9	Lung sarcoidosis	None	No
7	Control	Normal	65	Black	Felame	23	6.9	ASCVD	None	No
8	Control	Normal	52	White	Male	30	7.3	ASCVD	None	No
9	Control	Normal	63	White	Female	30	7.1	Ovarian cancer	None	No
10	Control	Normal	37	White	Male	24	7	ASCVD	None	No
11	Control	Normal	72	White	Female	23	6.9	MVA	None	No
12	Control	Normal	42	White	Female	23	6.9	Mitral valve prolapse	None	No
13	Control	Normal	31	White	Male	16	7.2	MVA	None	No
14	Control	Normal	28	White	Male	13	6.8	Electrocution	None	No
15	Control	Normal	53	White	Male	15	6.9	ASCVD
1	Suicide	MDD	27	White	Male	24	7	GSW	None	NO
2	Suicide	MDD	44	White	Female	11	7.2	Drug overdose	Nortriptyline	YES
3	Suicide	MDD	24	White	Male	7	7.1	GSW	Ethanol	NO
4	Suicide	MDD	43	White	Male	12	7	Drug overdose	Propoxyphene, acetaminophen	NO
5	Suicide	MDD	53	White	Male	23	6.9	Jumped 3rd floor	None	NO
6	Suicide	MDD	41	White	Female	27	7.1	Drug overdose	Amitriptyline, desipramine,diphenhydramine, nortriptyline	YES
7	Suicide	MDD	36	White	Female	18	7.2	GSW	None	NO
8	Suicide	MDD	38	White	Male	24	7	Drug overdose, Ethanol overdose	Ethanol, diphenhydramine	NO
9	Suicide	MDD	46	White	Female	16	6.8	Drug overdose, nortriptyline intoxication	Nortriptyline	YES
10	Suicide	MDD	30	White	Male	17	7.1	Hanging suicide	Venlafaxine	YES
11	Suicide	MDD	74	White	Female	27	7	Suicide by OD	Venlafaxine, ethanol	YES
12	Suicide	MDD	25	White	Male	14	6.8	Suicide by hanging, asphyxia	Ethanol	NO
13	Suicide	MDD	23	Black	Male	23	6.9	Hanging suicide	None	NO
14	Suicide	MDD	67	White	Male	22	7	GSW to chest	Fluoxetine, venlafaxine	YES
15	Suicide	MDD	40	White	Female	20	7	Suicide by OD	Acetaminophen, hydrocodone,diphenhydramine	NO
1'	Nonsuicide	MDD	65	White	Male	14	6.9	ASCVD	None	NO
2'	Nonsuicide	MDD	55	Black	Female	8	6.4	ASCVD	Fluoxetine, ethanol	YES
3'	Nonsuicide	MDD	71	White	Male	4	6.3	ASCVD	Bupropion, diltiazem	YES
4'	Nonsuicide	MDD	74	Black	Female	7	6.7	ASCVD	Paroxetine, thioridazine	YES
5'	Nonsuicide	MDD	14	White	Male	11	7	MVA	Sertraline	YES
6'	Nonsuicide	MDD	39	White	Male	36	6.8	Fatty liver	Thioridazine	NO
7'	Nonsuicide	MDD	46	Black	Male	20	7.1	Seizure disorder	Fluoxetine, risperidone	YES
8'	Nonsuicide	MDD	59	White	Male	20	7	ASCVD	Sertraline, atropine	YES
9'	Nonsuicide	MDD	46	White	Female	23	6.9	Mixed drug intoxication	Bupropion, lamotrigine,diphenhydramine	YES
10'	Nonsuicide	MDD	29	White	Female	22	6.9	Morbid obesity, cardiomegaly	Fluoxetine, norfluoxetine,norpropoxyphene	YES
11'	Nonsuicide	MDD	49	White	Male	24	7.1	ASCVD	desmethylsertraline	YES
12'	Nonsuicide	MDD	47	White	Female	26	6.5	DKA	Fluoxetine	YES

↵^aASCVD, Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; GSW, gunshot wound; MVA, motor vehicle accident. Values are Control: ± SD. Age, 45.07 ± 13.59 years; PMI, 18.40 ± 7.84 h; brain pH, 7.01 ± 0.15; Depressed suicides: Age, 40.73 ± 15.04 years; PMI, 19.00 ± 6.07 h; brain pH, 7.01 ± 0.12; Depressed Non-suicides: Age, 58.58 ± 29.99 years; PMI, 17.91 ± 16 h; brain pH, 6.8 ± 0.13.