TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Blood hormones and suicidal behaviour: A systematic review and meta-analysis JO - Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews A1 - Chen, Hong-Lin A1 - Wu, Hua A1 - Ji, Jia-Mei A1 - Li, Xia A1 - Fu, Xue-Lei SP - 104725 EP - 104725 VL - 139 IS - N2 - This study was to evaluate the relationship between blood hormone levels and suicidal behaviour. We reviewed Web of Science, PubMed and Embase for literature published up to 10 April 2022. Studies were restricted to English-language articles. Studies measuring blood hormone levels in suicidal and non-suicidal subjects were eligible. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) were applied to evaluate group differences. Overall, 57 studies were eligible, of which 51 evaluated suicide attempts, and 9 assessed suicidal ideation. Random-effects meta-analysis indicated that levels of thyrotropin stimulating hormone (TSH) (SMD = 0.50; 95% CI, 0.27-0.72), leptin (SMD = -1.16; 95% CI, -1.94 to -0.38) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) (SMD = -0.67; 95% CI, -1.13 to -0.21) were related to suicide attempts, whereas progesterone levels (SMD = 0.22; 95% CI, 0.03-0.41) were related to suicidal ideation. This analysis offers evidence linking abnormalities of blood hormones with suicidal behaviour, which may be essential for identifying individuals with suicide attempts and suicidal ideation. Large prospective studies are needed for further clarification of roles of hormones in suicidal behaviour.

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LA - en SN - 0149-7634 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104725 ID - ref1 ER -