Association of low blood pressure with suicidal ideation: a cross-sectional study of 10,708 adults with normal or low blood pressure in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether constitutional low blood pressure (BP) causes substantive health problems has been controversial, and subjects with hypotension exhibit a range of symptoms, from mild typical conditions such as tiredness and dizziness to more specific psychological conditions and even cognitive disorders. This study investigated whether low BP is associated with suicidal ideation in the general population.

Methods

Four years of data from the 2010-2013 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used. Among the 23,163 participants, aged 19-101 years, 10,708 with normal or low BP were included in the analysis of the association between low BP and suicidal ideation. The criterion used for low BP was systolic BP (SBP) < 100 mmHg, and in comparative analyses, t

SUBMITTER: Joung KI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5831223 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature