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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 1995;6(2): 446-448. |
| SERUM CHOLESTEROL LEVEL AND AITEMPTED SUICIDE BY DRUG INGESTION |
| Tae Wook Kwon, Seung Pil Choi, Joo Il Hwang, Se kyeung Kim |
| Department of Emergency Medicine, Catholic University College of Medicine |
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Published online: December 31, 1995. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objective:
Several studies suggest that a low cholesterol concentration is associated with a greater than normal risk of mortality from suicide. The authors sought to determine whether a low cholesterol level is associated with a history of serious suicide attempts among drug ingested ED patients. Method: Serum cholesterol levels of attempted suicide of 89 patients, aged 20- 72 years, were obtained from the
ED admission biochemical profiles.
Results:
The seriousness of suicide attempt was associated with low serum cholesterol concentration in all age subgroups.
Conclusions:
Low cholesterol concentration should be further investigated as a potential biological marker of suicide risk.
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| Key words:
Cholesterol, Suicide |
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