Serum Levels of Blood Minerals (Fe, Mg) and Vitamins (D, B12) in Suicide Attempters.

IF 1.6 4区 医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Marzie Salandari Rabori, Aghdas Souresrafil, Mohsen Rezaeian, Hassan Ahmadinia, Roya Bahrami, Mahdie Sadat Hosseini, Maryam Hasanshahi, Azam Bagherizade
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Abstract

Background: Suicide is an intentional act that results in the death of a person. Clinical researchers show that a new era has begun in understanding suicide pathophysiology. Our study assessed serum minerals (Fe, Mg) and vitamins (D, B12) to see if they are related to suicide attempts.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Ali-ebn-Abi Taleb Hospital, Rafsanjan City Central District, Kerman Province, Iran in 2022. Prior to measuring the quantity of essential minerals and vitamins in the blood, the degree of depression was assessed using the Beck depression severity scale. Chi-square, Independent T-test, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann Whitney U test were performed to ascertain the existence of an association between these substances within the body and suicide attempts.

Results: Thirty-two attempted suicides (24 women and 8 men, mean age 14-46 yr) were included in this study. The mean and standard deviation of depression scores for 32 candidates was 16.43 ± 26.74. Moreover, our results show nearly 46.7% (50% women and 37.5% men) of participants suffer from vitamin D deficiency and 6.7% from Mg deficiency, half of them have also severe depression.

Conclusion: One of the reasons for the cause of depression and suicide attempt could be the status of minerals and vitamins in the body. Therefore, it is likely that a suitable diet and checking blood factors might help to reduce suicide attempts in a society.

自杀未遂者血矿物质(铁、镁)和维生素(D、B12)的血清水平。
背景:自杀是一种导致人死亡的故意行为。临床研究人员表明,了解自杀病理生理学的新时代已经开始。我们的研究评估了血清矿物质(铁、镁)和维生素(D、B12),看看它们是否与自杀企图有关。方法:这是一项横断面研究,于2022年在伊朗克尔曼省拉夫桑詹市中心区Ali-ebn-Abi Taleb医院进行。在测量血液中必需矿物质和维生素的数量之前,使用贝克抑郁严重程度量表评估抑郁程度。采用卡方检验、独立t检验、Kruskal-Wallis检验和Mann Whitney U检验来确定体内这些物质与自杀企图之间是否存在关联。结果:本研究共纳入32例自杀未遂者,其中女性24例,男性8例,平均年龄14-46岁。32名患者抑郁评分的均值和标准差为16.43±26.74。此外,我们的研究结果显示,近46.7%的参与者(50%的女性和37.5%的男性)患有维生素D缺乏症,6.7%的人患有镁缺乏症,其中一半还患有严重的抑郁症。结论:抑郁症和自杀倾向的原因之一可能是体内矿物质和维生素的状况。因此,在一个社会中,适当的饮食和检查血液因子可能有助于减少自杀企图。
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Iranian Journal of Public Health
Iranian Journal of Public Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
7.10%
发文量
300
审稿时长
3-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, as the only Journal in all health domains, with wide distribution (including WHO in Geneva and Cairo) in two languages (English and Persian). From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language. During the last 41 years more than 2000 scientific research papers, results of health activities, surveys and services, have been published in this Journal. To meet the increasing demand of respected researchers, as of January 2012, the Journal is published monthly. I wish this will assist to promote the level of global knowledge. The main topics that the Journal would welcome are: Bioethics, Disaster and Health, Entomology, Epidemiology, Health and Environment, Health Economics, Health Services, Immunology, Medical Genetics, Mental Health, Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Safety, Occupational Health, Oral Health. We would be very delighted to receive your Original papers, Review Articles, Short communications, Case reports and Scientific Letters to the Editor on the above men­tioned research areas.
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