Characteristics of attendances at EDs and admissions following self-harm at four general Hospitals in South East London 2009–2016
| ED attendances (%) | Admissions in HES (%) | |
| Total | 20 750 | 7614 |
| Sex by age | Missing=9 | Missing=2 |
| Males | ||
| Total | 7686 (37.0) | 2695 (35.4) |
| 11–15 | 198 (2.6) | 81 (3.0) |
| 16–19 | 526 (6.8) | 140 (5.2) |
| 20–24 | 1111 (14.5) | 366 (13.6) |
| 25–34 | 1875 (24.4) | 651 (24.2) |
| 35–64 | 3778 (49.2) | 1359 (50.4) |
| 65+ | 198 (2.6) | 98 (3.6) |
| Females | ||
| Total | 13 055 (62.9) | 4917 (64.6) |
| 11–15 | 1147 (8.8) | 645 (13.1) |
| 16–19 | 2180 (16.7) | 754 (15.3) |
| 20–24 | 2303 (17.6) | 746 (15.2) |
| 25–34 | 2788 (21.4) | 993 (20.2) |
| 35–64 | 4347 (33.3) | 1629 (33.1) |
| 65+ | 290 (2.2) | 150 (3.1) |
| Ethnicity | missing=293 | missing=104 |
| White | 14 277 (68.8) | 5353 (70.3) |
| Mixed | 795 (3.8) | 315 (4.1) |
| Asian | 883 (4.3) | 355 (4.7) |
| Black | 3248 (15.7) | 1081 (14.2) |
| Other | 1254 (6.0) | 406 (5.3) |
| Type of self-harm | ||
| Overdose | 14 512 (69.9) | 6492 (85.3) |
| Self-injury | 4841 (23.3) | 742 (9.7) |
| Overdose and self-injury | 697 (3.4) | 197 (2.6) |
| Other | 700 (3.4) | 183 (2.4) |
| Index of multiple deprivation | ||
| Least deprived quintile | 2314 (11.2) | 922 (12.1) |
| 2 | 3440 (16.6) | 1340 (17.6) |
| 3 | 4641 (22.4) | 1665 (21.9) |
| 4 | 4885 (23.5) | 1747 (22.9) |
| Most deprived quintile | 5470 (26.4) | 1940 (25.5) |
ED, emergency department; HES, Hospital Episode Statistics.