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Citation |
Al-Sayegh H, Lowry J, Polur RN, Hines RB, Liu F, Zhang J. Arch. Suicide Res. 2015; 19(1): 35-47. |
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Affiliation |
College of Public Health , Georgia Southern University , Statesboro , Georgia , USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2015, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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25674703 |
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Abstract |
Little is known about the cause-specific deaths among young suicide attempters from the general population, and the time window for intervention to reduce the elevated rate of death was unclear. We analyzed a nationally representative sample of young adults (17-39 years old) who participated in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988-1994) and were followed up with vital status through December 31, 2006. The history of attempted suicide was associated with an increased rate for all-cause death (HR = 1.52 [95% CI = 0.92-2.52]) with borderline statistical significance. Previous suicide attempters experienced a 3-fold (HR = 2.68[=1.01-7.09]) increased rate for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and a 7-fold (HR = 7.10 [95% CI = 1.37-36.9]) increased rate of death due to completed suicide compared with non-attempters. The survival curves of the attempters declined rapidly for the first 3 years of follow-up, and the distance between curves remained consistent starting from the third year to the end of the follow-up. Prevention services should be tailored not only for suicide, but also for cardiovascular diseases among populations with suicidal tendency, and the service should be intensified within first 3 years after suicidal behaviors occur. Language: en |