Extreme obesity is associated with attempted suicides: results from a family study

This study was conducted to explore the association between attempted suicides and body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) in a family sample of 2547 individuals. As a comparison, a national NESARC (the 2001–2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions) sample of 41 589 individuals wa...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2006-02, Vol.30 (2), p.388-390
Main Authors: Dong, C, Li, W-D, Li, D, Price, R A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Causes of
Complications and side effects
Confidence intervals
Epidemiology
European Continental Ancestry Group
Family Health
Family studies
Female
Health aspects
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health Surveys
Humans
Incidence
Internal Medicine
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Neurosciences
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - psychology
Odds Ratio
Overweight persons
Population studies
Psychological aspects
Public Health
Questionnaires
Ratios
Risk Assessment
Sex Factors
short-communication
Sociodemographics
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:This study was conducted to explore the association between attempted suicides and body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) in a family sample of 2547 individuals. As a comparison, a national NESARC (the 2001–2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions) sample of 41 589 individuals was included to validate the observed association. Compared to average weight, extreme obesity showed significantly increased odds for attempted suicides both in family sample (odds ratio (OR)=3.37 and 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.59–7.13 for BMI=40–
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803119