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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 26.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2008 Jun;31(2):157–177. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2008.02.001

Table 6.

Studies of Suicide Based on Registries and Record Linkage*

Study Year Country Proband Control Sample size proband/controls AOR
Qin 2002 Denmark Suicides, 9–45 Matched community control 4,262/80,238 2.6a,b
Agerbo 2002 Denmark Suicides, 10–21 Matched community controls 496/24,800 2.3–4.8a,b,c
Qin 2003 Denmark Suicides, all ages Matched community controls 21,169/423,128 2.1a,b
Runeson 2003 Sweden Suicides, all ages Matched non-suicide deaths 8,396/7,568 2.0b
a

Adjusted for previous psychiatric admission/care.

b

Adjusted for relatives previous psychiatric admission.

c

OR for suicide in father/mother.

*

From Brent and Mann. Family genetic studies, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Am J Psychiatry 2005;133C:13–24, with permission.

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