TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between suicide risk and sexual orientation
T2 - Results of a population-based study
AU - Remafedi, Gary
AU - French, Simone
AU - Story, Mary
AU - Resnick, Michael D.
AU - Blum, Robert
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1998/1
Y1 - 1998/1
N2 - Objectives. This study examined the relationship between sexual orientation and suicide risk in a population-based sample of adolescents. Methods. Participants were selected from a cross-sectional, statewide survey of junior and senior public high school students. All males (n = 212) and females (n = 182) who described themselves as bisexual/homosexual were compared with 336 gender-matched heterosexual respondents on three outcome measures: suicidal ideation, intent, and self-reported attempts. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between sexual orientation and outcome measures with adjustment for demographic characteristics. Results. Suicide attempts were reported by 28.1% of bisexual/homosexual males, 20.5% of bisexual/homosexual females, 14.5% of heterosexual females, and 4.2% of heterosexual males. For males, but not females, bisexual/homosexual orientation was associated with suicidal intent (odds ratio [OR] = 3.61; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.40, 9.36) and attempts (OR = 7.10; 95% CI = 3.05, 16.53). Conclusions: There is evidence of a strong association between suicide risk and bisexuality or homosexuality in males.
AB - Objectives. This study examined the relationship between sexual orientation and suicide risk in a population-based sample of adolescents. Methods. Participants were selected from a cross-sectional, statewide survey of junior and senior public high school students. All males (n = 212) and females (n = 182) who described themselves as bisexual/homosexual were compared with 336 gender-matched heterosexual respondents on three outcome measures: suicidal ideation, intent, and self-reported attempts. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between sexual orientation and outcome measures with adjustment for demographic characteristics. Results. Suicide attempts were reported by 28.1% of bisexual/homosexual males, 20.5% of bisexual/homosexual females, 14.5% of heterosexual females, and 4.2% of heterosexual males. For males, but not females, bisexual/homosexual orientation was associated with suicidal intent (odds ratio [OR] = 3.61; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.40, 9.36) and attempts (OR = 7.10; 95% CI = 3.05, 16.53). Conclusions: There is evidence of a strong association between suicide risk and bisexuality or homosexuality in males.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.88.1.57
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.88.1.57
M3 - Article
C2 - 9584034
AN - SCOPUS:0031887634
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 88
SP - 57
EP - 60
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 1
ER -