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【ASPPH Friday Letter】張書森老師 Association of Body Mass Index and Cardiometabolic Factors With Elderly Suicide

臺大公衛學院為加強宣導本院教師之學術成果,進而提升本院國際能見度,由張書森老師之共同撰寫下列文章投稿至ASPPH Friday Letter.

該文目前已刊登於 ASPPH Friday Letter, April 12, 2024

 

作者包含:

Shu-Sen Chang (本所教師張書森教授及通訊作者)

發表日期:2023.11.01

ASPPH文章Low BMI and Cardiometabolic Factors Linked to Elderly Suicide

 

期刊名稱:The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

 

發表文章:

 

Association of Body Mass Index and Cardiometabolic Factors With Elderly Suicide: A Cohort Study of 101,518 Older Taiwanese

 

 

Highlights

 

 

  • What is the primary question addressed by this study?
  • Whether body mass index and cardiometabolic risk factors were associated with elderly suicide was investigated in a large cohort of older people in Taiwan.

  • What is the main finding of this study?
Underweight, low diastolic blood pressure, low waist circumference, and having a lower number of metabolic syndrome criteria were associated with increased suicide risk in older people.
 
 
What is the meaning of the finding?
Older people who are underweight and have low diastolic blood pressure or low waist circumference may need careful assessments of poor mental health and suicide risk.