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Gender differences in risk factors for suicide in Denmark
P Qin1, E Agerbo, N Westergård-Nielsen
1Department of Psychiatric Demography, Institute for Basic Psychiatric Research, Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, University Hospital in Aarhus, Risskov, Denmark.
The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
|December 5, 2000
Summary
Gender significantly impacts suicide risk factors, with differences observed between men and women. These gender-specific suicide risks persist even after accounting for known risk factors like mental illness history.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
Background:
- Gender is a consistent predictor of suicide risk.
- Understanding gender-specific risk factors is crucial for suicide prevention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify suicide risk factors in males and females.
- To determine if these risk factors differ by gender.
Main Methods:
- A time-matched nested case-control study using Danish longitudinal register data.
- Involved 811 suicide cases and 79,871 controls.
- Conditional logistic regression analysis.
Main Results:
- History of hospitalised mental illness was a key risk factor for both genders.
- Risk factors like unemployment and single status were significant for men; having a young child was protective for women.
- Gender differences in suicide risk persisted after adjusting for psychiatric admission and parental status.
Conclusions:
- Suicide risk factors demonstrably differ between genders.
- Observed gender differences in suicide risk cannot be fully explained by known risk factors.