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. 2018 Nov 25;8(11):e023776. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023776

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Relative risk of suicide associated with persistent eczema. Forest plot showing relative increase in risk of suicide among patients with persistent eczema compared with patients without persistent eczema. The x-axis shows OR on a logarithmic scale where values more than 1.0 denote increased risk. The y-axis shows specific subgroups of patients with the overall cohort positioned lowest. Squares indicate point estimates and horizontal lines 95% CIs. Main findings are an increase in risk associated with eczema with accentuation of risk among older men, those with mid-to-high socioeconomic status (SES) and a history of addiction.