@article{ref1,
title="High Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Body-Mass Index in Suicide Attempters",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2006",
author="Brunner, Jurgen and Bronisch, Thomas and Pfister, Hildegard and Jacobi, Frank and Hofler, Michael and Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="1-9",
abstract="Low cholesterol concentrations and cholesterol-lowering therapies have been suggested to be associated with increased suicidality. This article examined the association of cholesterol, triglycerides, and body-mass index (BMI) with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Findings are based on a nationally representative community sample of n = 4,181 subjects (18-65 years) examined with a standardized diagnostic interview (CIDI) for (DSM-IV) mental disorders. Controlling for age and gender the study revealed a moderate positive association between cholesterol, triglycerides, BMI, and suicide attempts in subjects with depressive symptoms during the past 12 months (n = 1,205). The results of this study are compatible with two recent epidemiological cohort studies showing a positive association between cholesterol and completed suicide.",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811110500318083",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811110500318083"
}