Body mass index in young adulthood and suicidal behavior up to age 59 in a cohort of Swedish men.

An association of higher body mass index (BMI) with lower risk of attempted and completed suicide has been reported. In contrast, increasing BMI has been found to be associated with depression and other risk factors for suicidal behavior. We aimed to investigate this possible paradox in a cohort com...

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Main Authors: Alma Sörberg, David Gunnell, Daniel Falkstedt, Peter Allebeck, Maria Åberg, Tomas Hemmingsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101213
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