Table 5.
Suicides in Pennsylvania Following Bariatric Surgery: 1996–2007
Mode of Death | Race and Gender | Suicide (N) |
---|---|---|
Drug/pill overdose (n = 16) | ||
White Female | 11 | |
White Male | 3 | |
Black Female | 1 | |
Hispanic Female | 1 | |
Gunshot wound (n = 9) | ||
White Female | 3 | |
White Male | 6 | |
Carbon monoxide (n = 4) | ||
White Female | 3 | |
White Male | 1 | |
Hanging (n = 2) | ||
White Female | 1 | |
White Male | 1 |