Effect of sex and age on the association between suicidal behaviour and obesity in Korean adults: A cross-sectional nationwide study

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Kim, Dae Kwon ^a,b   Song, Hyun Jin ^a   Lee, Eui Kyung ^c   Kwon, Jin Won ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

obesity; suicidal behavior; suicide attempts; suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; KOREAN (PEOPLE); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNDERWEIGHT; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84974728092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010183     Document Type: Article

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