Gender-specific correlates for suicide mortality in people with schizophrenia: a 9-year population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schizophrenia is associated with a high mortality rate due to the high risk of suicide. However, there is still a lack of evidence on the gender-specific risk factors for suicide among people with schizophrenia. In this study, we aimed to measure the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of suicide deaths in different genders among people with schizophrenia.

Methods

Data on patients with schizophrenia from 2013 to 2021 in Guangzhou, China were obtained from the National Information System for Psychosis (NISP), involving a total of 33,080 patients. Cox regression and Fine-Gray models were used to explore the sociodemographic and clinical risk factors for suicide mortality in different genders.

Results

The overall age-standardized mortality rates due to su

SUBMITTER: Pan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature