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KMID : 1007420210190010024
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Mood and Emotion
2021 Volume.19 No. 1 p.24 ~ p.34
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A Study on the Relationship among Obesity, Suicide Plans, and Suicide Attempts: The 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Park Jung-Hyuck
Seo Mi-Kyoung
Kim Taek-Joong
Park Sung-Woo
Lee Jung-Goo
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Abstract
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Background: This study explores the correlation among obesity, suicide plans, and suicide attempts in adults over 19 years of age in South Korea.
Methods: The study used data from adults who had participated in the 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Obesity was defined as having a body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2. To identify differences between the characteristics of those who had reported suicide plans and attempts, a complex sample chi-square test was conducted.
To analyze the effect of obesity on suicide plans and attempts, a logistic regression analysis was performed.
Results: There was no significant difference in the rate of suicide plans in one year between obese and non-obese groups; however, the rate of actual suicide attempts was significantly high in the obese group (p<0.050). After correcting for variables that were significantly different between the groups, obesity was found to have no significant effect on suicide plans but was linked to a significant increase in suicide attempts (odds ratio=3.355, p=0.008).
Conclusion: Obesity was found to have no effect on the suicide planning rate; however, the probability of a suicide attempt was high in obese adults.
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KEYWORD
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KNHANES, Obesity, Suicide, Suicidal attempt
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