Sex-Specific Association of Alcohol Use Disorder With Suicide Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite individual studies suggesting that sex differences exist in the association between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and suicide, most existing systematic reviews and meta-analyses have reported associations across the sexes.

Objective

To estimate the sex-specific association between AUD and suicide mortality.

Data sources

Embase, MEDLINE (including MEDLINE In-Process), PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched from database inception to April 27, 2022.

Study selection

Inclusion criteria consisted of the following: (1) original, quantitative study, (2) inclusion of a measure of association and its corresponding measure of variability (or sufficient data to calculate these [eg, 95% CI]), and (3) results stratified by sex.

Data extraction

SUBMITTER: Lange S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature