Serum cholesterol concentrations in parasuicide.

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dc.contributor.authorSeneviratne, S Len_US
dc.contributor.authorWarnasooriya, W Men_US
dc.contributor.authorGunatilake, S Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorFonseka, M Men_US
dc.contributor.authorGunawardena, M Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorde Silva, H Jen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T05:40:16Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T05:40:16Z
dc.date.issued1999-03-22en_US
dc.descriptionThe Ceylon Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether people who have committed parasuicide have low serum cholesterol concentrations. METHOD: All subjects admitted to the University Medical Unit, Ragama after parasuicide from 1.3.96 to 31.1.97 were matched for age, sex, presence of diabetes and arterial hypertension, substance abuse, body mass index and socioeconomic status with controls. Venous blood samples for cholesterol estimation were collected from parasuicides within 24 hours of admission. RESULTS: Analysis was done on 168 parasuicide patients [males 74; mean age for males 24 years (SD 6.2), females 19 years (SD 3.3)] and 168 matched controls. Of the parasuicide subjects, 33 had a psychiatric illness and 135 were considered to have impulsive personalities. The serum cholesterol level in parasuicide patients was not significantly different from that in controls. CONCLUSIONS: This study, the first from a developing country, did not show an association between low serum cholesterol concentrations and parasuicide.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSeneviratne SL, Warnasooriya WM, Gunatilake SB, Fonseka MM, Gunawardena MK, de Silva HJ. Serum cholesterol concentrations in parasuicide. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1999 Mar; 44(1): 11-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/48849
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/en_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCase-Control Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshCholesterol --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMental Disorders --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSelf-Injurious Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshSri Lanka --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSuicide, Attempted --prevention & controlen_US
dc.subject.meshViolenceen_US
dc.titleSerum cholesterol concentrations in parasuicide.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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