Fathers' alcohol use and suicidal behaviour in offspring during youth and young adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between various indicators of father's alcohol use and suicidal behaviour in offspring during youth and young adulthood.

Methods

The study is based on a cohort of 68 910 Swedish citizens who were born between 1970 and 1985 and have fathers who participated in conscription for compulsory military training in 1969/70. Information on fathers' alcohol use was collected during conscription. Offspring was followed for suicide attempts or completed suicides (through linkage with national registers) from age 12 to end of follow-up in 2008.

Results

After adjustment for confounders, the hazard ratio (HR) for offspring to fathers who were heavy drinkers was 1.4 (95% CI 1.02, 1.93) while the associations turned non-significant for offspring to

SUBMITTER: Landberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6899547 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature