| Title |
Low Vitamin D Status and Suicide: A Case-Control Study of Active Duty Military Service Members
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0051543 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John C. Umhau, David T. George, Robert P. Heaney, Michael D. Lewis, Robert J. Ursano, Markus Heilig, Joseph R. Hibbeln, Melanie L. Schwandt |
| Abstract |
Considering that epidemiological studies show that suicide rates in many countries are highest in the spring when vitamin D status is lowest, and that low vitamin D status can affect brain function, we sought to evaluate if a low level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] could be a predisposing factor for suicide. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 16% |
| Japan | 17 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Ghana | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Philippines | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 83 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 120 | 90% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 13 | 10% |
| Scientists | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 107 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 28 | 25% |
| Unknown | 17 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 29% |
| Psychology | 12 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 18% |
| Unknown | 26 | 23% |