Serum cholesterol levels in mood disorders associated with physical violence or suicide attempts in Taiwanese.
BACKGROUND
Many previous studies have discussed the relationships between serum cholesterol levels and depression, violence and suicide in Western countries. In this paper, the relationships between serum cholesterol levels and mood disorders, physical violence and suicide attempts in Taiwanese psychiatric inpatients were reported.


METHODS
A review of medical charts over a 1-year period was carried out in a population of 213 Taiwanese psychiatric inpatients that included 61 patients with affective disorders. The collected data included age, body weight, height, and serum cholesterol levels.


RESULTS
There were no significant differences in the serum cholesterol levels between patients with mania and major depression, between patients with and without physical violence, or between patients who had and had not made a suicide attempt using analysis of covariance after age or body mass index adjustment.


CONCLUSIONS
Due to the limitations of case numbers and study methods, the results need to be further clarified with larger numbers of patients and in controlled studies.
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Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niaosung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C. a540520@cgmh.org.tw
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014754:Violence
D002784:Cholesterol