High Altitude Remains Associated with Elevated Suicide Rates after Adjusting for Socioeconomic Status: A Study from South Korea

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Jaelim Kim Nari Choi YuJin Lee Hyonggin An Namkug Kim HoKyoung Yoon HeonJeong Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제11권 제4호, 492~494쪽, 전체 3쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.10.31

영문 초록

There have been several studies supporting a possible relationship between high suicide rate and high altitude. However socioeconomic status may confound this association because low socioeconomic status, which is known to be related to a high suicide rate, is also associated with living at high altitude. This study aims to explore whether the relationship between high altitude and high suicide rate remains after adjusting for socioeconomic status in South Korea. We collected demographic data of completed suicides, the mean altitude of the district where each suicide took place, and the mean income of each district. We analyzed the data using regression analysis before and after adjustment for mean income. We found that there is a positive correlation between altitude and suicide rate, even after adjustment for mean income. Thus, altitude appears to be an independent risk factor for suicide.

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Suicide rate Altitude Socioeconomic status South Korea