National Trends in the Prevalence of Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents by Self-Perceived Weight, 2005-2023: A Nationwide Representative Study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents, and despite the need to distinguish between suicidal consideration and suicide attempts, research focused on suicide attempts remains insufficient. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the influence of self-perceived weight on suicide attempts.

Methods

This study utilized data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey for its analysis from 2005 to 2023, including a total of 1,156,728 participants. This study utilized various analytical methods to examine the influence of self-perceived weight on suicide attempts. We estimated weighted prevalence and used linear regression to assess temporal trend β coefficients and their differences (βdiff) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and survey-weighted

SUBMITTER: Jeong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12835651 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature