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Associations between smoking and alcohol drinking and suicidal behavior in Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, 2006.
Prev Med. 2009 Aug-Sep; 49(2-3):248-52.PM

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To assess any association between cigarette smoking and heavy drinking and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among boys and girls in a nationally representative sample of Korean adolescents.

METHOD

The analysis was performed using data from the 2006 Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance study, which included a representative sample of middle and high school students in Korea. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine whether smoking and drinking were associated with suicidal behavior among boys and girls, controlling for demographic characteristics, perceived stress, perceived sadness/hopelessness, and chronic disease.

RESULTS

Of the 70,486 study subjects, 23.3% (19.1% of boys and 27.9% of girls) reported suicidal ideation and 5.3% (4.6% of boys and 6.1% of girls) reported having attempted suicide during the previous 12 months. Cigarette smoking and heavy drinking were found to be significantly associated with suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts among boys and girls.

CONCLUSION

Smoking and heavy drinking among adolescents are important factors related to suicidal ideation and attempting suicide in boys and girls. Further research is needed to clarify any causal connection between cigarette smoking and heavy drinking and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Han MA
National Cancer Control Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Kim KS
No affiliation info available
Ryu SY
No affiliation info available
Kang MG
No affiliation info available
Park J
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAge FactorsAlcohol DrinkingFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansKoreaMalePopulation SurveillanceRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSelf ConceptSex FactorsSmokingSocial ClassSuicide, Attempted

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19573551

Citation

Han, Mi Ah, et al. "Associations Between Smoking and Alcohol Drinking and Suicidal Behavior in Korean Adolescents: Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, 2006." Preventive Medicine, vol. 49, no. 2-3, 2009, pp. 248-52.
Han MA, Kim KS, Ryu SY, et al. Associations between smoking and alcohol drinking and suicidal behavior in Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, 2006. Prev Med. 2009;49(2-3):248-52.
Han, M. A., Kim, K. S., Ryu, S. Y., Kang, M. G., & Park, J. (2009). Associations between smoking and alcohol drinking and suicidal behavior in Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, 2006. Preventive Medicine, 49(2-3), 248-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.014
Han MA, et al. Associations Between Smoking and Alcohol Drinking and Suicidal Behavior in Korean Adolescents: Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, 2006. Prev Med. 2009 Aug-Sep;49(2-3):248-52. PubMed PMID: 19573551.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Associations between smoking and alcohol drinking and suicidal behavior in Korean adolescents: Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, 2006. AU - Han,Mi Ah, AU - Kim,Ki Soon, AU - Ryu,So Yeon, AU - Kang,Myung Geun, AU - Park,Jong, Y1 - 2009/06/30/ PY - 2008/11/25/received PY - 2009/06/02/revised PY - 2009/06/23/accepted PY - 2009/7/4/entrez PY - 2009/7/4/pubmed PY - 2010/2/26/medline SP - 248 EP - 52 JF - Preventive medicine JO - Prev Med VL - 49 IS - 2-3 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To assess any association between cigarette smoking and heavy drinking and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among boys and girls in a nationally representative sample of Korean adolescents. METHOD: The analysis was performed using data from the 2006 Korea Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance study, which included a representative sample of middle and high school students in Korea. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine whether smoking and drinking were associated with suicidal behavior among boys and girls, controlling for demographic characteristics, perceived stress, perceived sadness/hopelessness, and chronic disease. RESULTS: Of the 70,486 study subjects, 23.3% (19.1% of boys and 27.9% of girls) reported suicidal ideation and 5.3% (4.6% of boys and 6.1% of girls) reported having attempted suicide during the previous 12 months. Cigarette smoking and heavy drinking were found to be significantly associated with suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts among boys and girls. CONCLUSION: Smoking and heavy drinking among adolescents are important factors related to suicidal ideation and attempting suicide in boys and girls. Further research is needed to clarify any causal connection between cigarette smoking and heavy drinking and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. SN - 1096-0260 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19573551/Associations_between_smoking_and_alcohol_drinking_and_suicidal_behavior_in_Korean_adolescents:_Korea_Youth_Behavioral_Risk_Factor_Surveillance_2006_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -