Citation

Wang JY, Wang XT, Wang LL, Jia CX. Neuropsychobiology 2015; 72(2): 91-96.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology, Shandong University School of Public Health and Shandong University Center for Suicide Prevention Research, Jinan, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Karger Publishers)

DOI

10.1159/000439352

PMID

26509996

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Suicide is an important public problem, the mechanism of which has not been clarified. Many studies have focused on the molecular, biological and genetic mechanisms of suicide. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) G196A is one of the most leading loci in recent studies, but the results are inconsistent.

METHODS: We conducted a 1:1 age- and sex-matched case-control study in rural areas of Shandong Province, China. A total of 365 pairs of cases and controls were finally recruited into our study. The adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of BDNF 196G/G and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by multivariate conditional logistic regression models.

RESULTS: No association between BDNF polymorphisms and attempted suicide was found in the overall population. However, the BDNF 196G/G genotype was significantly related to attempted suicide in the elderly population (AOR = 7.85, 95% CI: 1.12-54.90, p = 0.038), while the associations were not significant in young and middle-aged groups.

CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the BDNF 196G/G genotype increases the risk of attempted suicide in elderly people.

Language: en