@article{ref1,
title="Suicide and the standardized mortality ratio among Republic of Korea Armed Forces personnel, 2011-2016",
journal="Annals of epidemiology",
year="2019",
author="Park, Ji-Yeon and Choi, Kwang-Hyun and Park, Chan-Bin",
volume="31",
number="",
pages="45-48.e1",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study examined the number of suicides in the Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces and compared the relative suicide risk of military personnel with that in the general population. <br><br>METHODS: Age-, sex-, and calendar year-adjusted standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated to compare the number of suicides between the ROK Armed Forces and the general population. <br><br>RESULTS: Between 2011 and 2016, there were 405 suicides by ROK Armed Forces Personnel. The ROK Armed Forces had significantly fewer suicides than expected compared with the general population (SMR = 0.46, 95% confidence interval 0.41~0.50, based on 405 deaths). This was evident for both rank groups (soldiers and officers). In addition, a significant decrease was observed in the soldier group when comparing the SMR in 2016 with the previous 5-year average. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Overall, during the period 2011-2016, the ROK Armed Forces had fewer suicides than expected when compared with the general population.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1047-2797",
doi="10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.12.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.12.007"
}