Strong inverse association between height and suicide in a large cohort of Swedish men: Evidence of early life origins of suicidal behavior?
Strong inverse association between height and suicide in a large cohort of Swedish men: Evidence of early life origins of suicidal behavior?
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DOI：
10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1373
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发表时间：
2005-07-01
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17.7
通讯作者：
Rasmussen, F
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作者：
Magnusson, PKE;Gunnell, D;Rasmussen, F
目的：先前的研究发现胎儿和婴儿生长不良与自杀风险之间存在关联。作者的目标是调查身高（衡量儿童生长的指标）与自杀风险之间的关联。方法：作者对 1,299,177 名瑞典男性的出生、入伍、死亡率、家庭和人口普查登记数据进行了记录关联研究，跟踪范围为 18 岁至最大 49 岁。结果：平均跟踪期为 15 年，有 3,075 人自杀。身高和自杀风险之间存在很强的负相关关系。在完全调整的模型中，身高增加 5 厘米与自杀风险降低 9% 相关。结论：身高与自杀之间的强烈负相关可能表明童年暴露在成人精神障碍病因学中的重要性，或反映了矮个子男性在成年生活中遭受的耻辱或歧视。
Objective: Previous studies have found associations between poor fetal and infant growth and the risk of suicide. The authors' goal was to investigate the association between height - a measure of childhood growth - and suicide risk.Method: The authors conducted a record linkage study of the birth, conscription, mortality, family, and census register data of 1,299,177 Swedish men followed from age 18 to a maximum of age 49.Results: There were 3,075 suicides over an average follow-up period of 15 years. There was a strong inverse association between height and suicide risk. In fully adjusted models, a 5-cm increase in height was associated with a 9% decrease in suicide risk.Conclusions: The strong inverse association between height and suicide may signify the importance of childhood exposure in the etiology of adult mental disorder or reflect stigmatization or discrimination encountered by short men in their adult lives.