1. Association of food insecurity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adults aged ≥50 years from low- and middle-income countries
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Lee Smith, Jae Il Shin, Christina Carmichael, Louis Jacob, Karel Kostev, Igor Grabovac, Yvonne Barnett, Laurie Butler, Rosie K. Lindsay, Damiano Pizzol, Nicola Veronese, Pinar Soysal, Ai Koyanagi, Smith, Lee, Shin, Jae Il, Carmichael, Christina, Jacob, Loui, Kostev, Karel, Grabovac, Igor, Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie, Lindsay, Rosie K, Pizzol, Damiano, Veronese, Nicola, Soysal, Pinar, Koyanagi, Ai, SOYSAL, PINAR, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Yonsei University, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - UFR Sciences de la santé Simone Veil (UVSQ Santé), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), IQVIA, Medizinische Universität Wien = Medical University of Vienna, Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, ICREA Infection Biology Laboratory (Department of Experimental and Health Sciences), Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona] (UPF), National Institute on Aging, NIA: OGHA 04034785, R01-AG034479, R21-AG034263, Y1-AG-1005–01, YA1323–08-CN-0020, This paper uses data from WHO's Study on Global Aging and Adult Health (SAGE). SAGE is supported by the U.S. National Institute on Aging through Interagency Agreements OGHA 04034785 , YA1323–08-CN-0020 , Y1-AG-1005–01 and through research grants R01-AG034479 and R21-AG034263 ., and European Project: 671500,H2020,H2020-FETHPC-2014,SAGE(2015)
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Male ,Low- and middle-income countries ,Suicide, Attempted ,Suicidal Ideation ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Food Insecurity ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Association of food insecurity with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adults aged ≥50 years from low- and middle-income countries.-, Journal of affective disorders, 2022 ,Risk Factors ,Older adults ,[SDV.MHEP.PSM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Psychiatrics and mental health ,Food insecurity, Low- and middle-income countries, Older adults, Suicidal ideation, Suicide attempts ,Humans ,Female ,Developing Countries ,Suicide attempts ,Aged - Abstract
Background-\ud \ud 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).\ud \ud Methods-\ud \ud 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.\ud \ud Results-\ud \ud 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.\ud \ud Limitations-\ud \ud 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.\ud \ud Conclusions-\ud \ud 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.
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- 2022