Height and subjective body image are associated with suicide ideation among Korean adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Suicide is the leading cause of death among Korean adolescents. Suicide has been found to be associated with body mass index (BMI), height, and subjective body image among adults, but investigations of these associations among adolescents are limited. Thus, we aimed to examine to what extent suicide ideation is associated with height, BMI, and subjective body image among Korean adolescents.

Methods

This study examined the data of 6,261 adolescents, selected from a nationally representative survey. The participants were divided into subgroups by sex, suicide ideation, and subjective body image. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the association of suicide ideation with height, BMI, and subjective body image.

Results

The proportion of pe

SUBMITTER: Song K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10291136 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature