Association of food insecurity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adults aged =50?years from low- and middle-income countries.
Por:
Smith L, Shin JI, Carmichael C, Jacob L., Kostev K, Grabovac I, Barnett Y, Butler L, Lindsay RK, Pizzol D, Veronese N, Soysal P and Koyanagi A
Publicada:
15 jul 2022
Ahead of Print:
21 abr 2022
Resumen:
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between food insecurity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adults aged =50?years from six low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: Cross-sectional, community-based data from the World Health Organisation's Study on Global Aging and Adult Health were analyzed. Self-reported information on past 12-month suicidal ideation and suicide attempts was collected. Past 12-month food insecurity was assessed with two questions on frequency of eating less and hunger due to lack of food. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the association between food insecurity and suicidal ideation or suicide attempts. RESULTS: The final analytical sample included 34,129 individuals aged =50?years [mean (SD) age 62.4 (16.0) years; 52.1% females]. Compared to no food insecurity, severe food insecurity was associated with a significant 2.78 (95%CI?=?1.73-4.45) times higher odds for suicidal ideation, while moderate and severe food insecurity were associated with 2.59 (95%CI?=?1.35-4.97) and 5.15 (95%CI?=?2.52-10.53) times higher odds for suicide attempts, respectively. LIMITATIONS: The cross-sectional design, the use of self-reported wish to die as a measure of suicide ideation, and that suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were only assessed among those who had depressive symptoms, could be considered limitations of our study. CONCLUSIONS: Food insecurity was positively associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Targeting food insecurity among older adults in LMICs may lead to reduction in suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, although future longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm this.
Filiaciones:
Smith L:
Centre for Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Shin JI:
Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Carmichael C:
Centre for Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Jacob L.:
Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, 42, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona 08830, Spain
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
Faculty of Medicine, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux 78180, France
Kostev K:
IQVIA, Epidemiology, Frankfurt am Main, Main Airport Center, Unterschweinstiege 2-14, 60549 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Grabovac I:
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Barnett Y:
Centre for Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Butler L:
Centre for Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Lindsay RK:
Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address:
Pizzol D:
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation-Khartoum, Khartoum 11111, Sudan
Veronese N:
Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Soysal P:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvari (Vatan Street), 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Koyanagi A:
Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, 42, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona 08830, Spain
ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
Bronze, Green Accepted
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