title: Perceived overweight, BMI, and risk for suicide attempts: findings from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
abstract: Among U.S. youth (N = 14,041), perceived (odds ratio [OR]adj. = 1.45, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.18-1.72) and actual overweight (ORadj. = 1.31, 95% CI: 1.07-1.60) were associated with suicide attempts in analyses controlling for demographic characteristics and potential confounders. There is a need to better understand associations between perceived and actual overweight and risk for suicide attempts and to develop appropriate strategies for prevention.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3995, USA. MSwahn@gsu.edu
authors.forename: Monica H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Swahn
authors.forename: Megan R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tice
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Miranda-Pierangeli
authors.forename: Courtney R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: India R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data