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Serum cholesterol levels preceding to suicide death in Japanese workers: a nested case-control study.
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica . Oct2019, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p266-269. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the association between suicide death and serum cholesterol levels as measured at times close to suicide death. Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study of 41 cases of suicide deaths and 205 matched controls with serum total cholesterol (TC) levels till 3 years before suicide death in a large cohort of Japanese workers. Results: Individuals in the lowest versus highest tertile/predefined category of TC in a Japanese working population had a three- to four-fold greater risk of suicide death. Each 10 mg/dl decrement of average TC was associated with an 18% increased chance of suicide death (95% confidence interval, 2–35%). Similar results were found for TC levels at each year. Conclusion: These results suggest that a low serum TC level in recent past is associated with an increased risk of suicide death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BLOOD cholesterol
*SUICIDE
*CASE-control method
*DEATH
*CONFIDENCE intervals
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09242708
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Acta Neuropsychiatrica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138635313
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/neu.2019.26