| Literature DB >> 26332624 |
W A Davis1, S E Starkstein2, D G Bruce1, T M E Davis1.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: community-based; diabetes; longitudinal observational study; mortality; suicide
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26332624 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12853
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intern Med J ISSN: 1444-0903 Impact factor: 2.048