Suicide Risk and Associated Factors in Parkinson Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although increased mortality in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) is well documented, studies on suicide-related mortality have yielded conflicting results. Moreover, the impact of comorbidities, socioeconomic factors and health behaviours as potential risk factors for suicide remains underinvestigated. This study aimed to investigate suicide mortality risk in patients with PD and comprehensively elucidate the association between comorbidities, socioeconomic factors, health behaviours and suicide in PD.

Methods

This nationwide population-based cohort study used Korean National Health Insurance Service data from 2009, with a longitudinal follow-up until 31 December 2021. This study included 2,732,294 (PD, n = 4132; without PD, n = 2,728,162) individuals. PD was

SUBMITTER: Yoon SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921014 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature