Usual alcohol consumption and suicide mortality among the Korean elderly in rural communities: Kangwha Cohort Study.
Sang-Wook YiMyoungjee JungHeejin KimmJae-Woong SullEunsook LeeKwang Ok LeeHeechoul OhrrPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2016)
A greater frequency and amount of usual alcohol consumption was linearly associated with higher suicide death. Given the same amount of alcohol consumption, women might have a higher relative risk of suicide than men. Our findings support 'the lower the better' for alcohol intake, no protective effect of moderate alcohol consumption, and a sex-specific guideline (lower alcohol threshold for women) as actions to prevent suicide death.