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Epidemiology and temporal trend of suicide mortality in the elderly in Jiading, Shanghai, 2003-2013: a descriptive, observational study.
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- Prevalence of mental disorders among elderly men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2020Pooled it
- Investigation of the trend and related factors of suicide attempts and suicide deaths in southeast Iran during 2018-2022.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Trends of suicide rates by gender and residence in China from 2002 to 2019.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Epidemiological trend of suicide in north of Iran from 2011 to 2018 with a focus on joinpoint regression.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2023Article
- The Suicide Rate in the Elderly Population of Iran between 2008 and 2014.Journal of research in health sciences · 2020Article
- Suicide rates in Zhejiang Province, China, from 2006 to 2016: a population-based study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate and describe the epidemiological characteristics of suicide in the elderly in Jiading, Shanghai, for the period 2003-2013.
designRetrospective, observational, epidemiological study using routinely collected data.
settingJiading District, Shanghai.
methodsSuicide data were retrieved from the Shanghai Vital Registry database for the period 2003-2013. Crude and age-standardised mortality rates were calculated for various groups according to sex and age. Joinpoint regression was performed to estimate the percentage change (PC) and annual percentage change (APC) for suicide mortality.
resultA total of 956 deaths due to suicide occurred among people aged ≥65 years during the study period, accounting for 76.7% (956/1247) of all suicide decedents. Among the 956 people with suicide deaths, 88.7% (848/956) had a history of a psychiatric condition. The age-standardised mortality rates for suicide without and with a psychotic history in people aged ≥65 years were much higher than those for people aged <65 years in both genders. Suicide mortality in the elderly showed a declining trend, with a PC of -51.5% for men and -47.5% for women. The APC was -29.1 in 2003-2005, 4.6 in 2005-2008 and -9.7 in 2008-2013 for aged men, and -12.2 in 2003-2006 and -5.2 in 2006-2013 for aged women, respectively. Women living in Jiading had a higher risk of suicide death than men, especially among the elderly. The mortality rate for suicide increased with age in the elderly, and was more marked for those with a psychiatric history than for those without.
conclusionsSuicide mortality declined in Jiading during the study period 2003-2013 overall, but remained high in the elderly, especially those with a psychiatric history.
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