TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Sex-specific impact of socio-economic factors on suicide risk: a population-based case-control study in Denmark
JO  - European journal of public health
A1  - Andrés, Antonio Rodriguez
A1  - Collings, Sunny
A1  - Qin, Ping
SP  - 265
EP  - 270
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Although many authors have investigated the impact of sex on the association between socio-economic status (SES) and suicide, a definite consensus has not yet emerged. Using Danish population registration data including 15 648 suicide deaths of individuals aged 18-65 year during 1981-97 and matched population controls, we investigate the associations of multiple SES factors with suicide risk and explore the sex-specific aspects of these associations. METHODS: We use conditional logistic regression models to estimate the statistical relationship between SES, sex and suicide. RESULTS: SES, proxied by low income, unskilled blue-collar work, non-specific wage work and unemployment, increases suicide risk more prominently for men than for women. Marital status has a comparable influence on suicide risk in both sexes; parenthood is protective against suicide, and the effect is larger for women. Living in a large city raises suicide risk for women but reduces it for men; residents with a foreign citizenship in Denmark have a lower risk of suicide compared with Danish citizens, but this protection is confined to male immigrants. CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that suicide risk is associated with a range of SES proxies but the strength and/or direction of the association can differ by sex. Risk assessement and, therefore, prevention approaches should take this into consideration.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1101-1262
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckp183
ID  - ref1
ER  -