Eczema and subsequent suicide: a matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association of eczema with a patient's subsequent risk of death from suicide. We hypothesised that persistent eczema would be associated with an increased risk for death from suicide.

Design

Double matched case-control study.

Setting

General population of Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Patients 15-55 years old. We identified cases of suicide from coroners' reports between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 2014 and matched 1:2 with alive controls based on age, sex and socioeconomic status.

Exposure

The primary predictor was a history of persistent eczema, defined as five or more physician visits for the diagnosis over the preceding 5 years.

Main outcome and measure

Logistic regression to estimate the association between eczema a

SUBMITTER: Drucker AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6254488 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature