OBJECTIVE: To examine for a relationship between serum cholesterol and suicidal behavior. METHODS: Patients admitted after an overdose (N=120) were compared with controls (N=120) for their serum cholesterol levels. RESULTS: Patients who had overdosed had significantly lower serum cholesterol levels than controls (mean+/-S.D. 171+/-31 vs. 196+/-30 mg/dl, P<0.0001). CONCLUSION: These results add to a grouping literature reporting that low serum cholesterol is associated with suicidal behavior.
Sarchiapone, M., Roy, A., Camardese, G., De Risio, S., Further evidence for low serum cholesterol and suicidal behaviour, <<JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS>>, 2000; 61 (1-2): 69-71 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/7917]
Further evidence for low serum cholesterol and suicidal behaviour
Sarchiapone, Marco;Camardese, Giovanni;De Risio, Sergio
2000
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine for a relationship between serum cholesterol and suicidal behavior. METHODS: Patients admitted after an overdose (N=120) were compared with controls (N=120) for their serum cholesterol levels. RESULTS: Patients who had overdosed had significantly lower serum cholesterol levels than controls (mean+/-S.D. 171+/-31 vs. 196+/-30 mg/dl, P<0.0001). CONCLUSION: These results add to a grouping literature reporting that low serum cholesterol is associated with suicidal behavior.
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