TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Suicide and the standardized mortality ratio among Republic of Korea Armed Forces personnel, 2011-2016
JO  - Annals of epidemiology
A1  - Park, Ji-Yeon
A1  - Choi, Kwang-Hyun
A1  - Park, Chan-Bin
SP  - 45
EP  - 48.e1
VL  - 31
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1047-2797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.12.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -