Risk of suicide in Australian adults with diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study.
Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased suicide risk. Data for older diabetic individuals are inconsistent. In longitudinal data from 1413 adults recruited to the Fremantle Diabetes Study from 1993-1996 and 5660 matched non-diabetic residents, followed to end-2012, the age and sex-adjusted sub-hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for suicide in diabetic versus non-diabetic individuals was 1.16 (0.38-3.51). Older Australians with diabetes are not at increased suicide risk.
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
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School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
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School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
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School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
community-based; diabetes; longitudinal observational study; mortality; suicide