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Results Of 1102 total deaths, 128 (11.6%) deaths by suicide were reported (male n=98, female n=30). The overall incidence was 1:71 145 athlete-years (AYs). Over the last decade, suicide was the second most common cause of death after accidents.
2 maj 2024 · The suicide incidence rate for males increased linearly (5-year incidence rate ratio 1.32 (95% CI 1.14 to 1.53)), whereas a quadratic association was identified among female athletes (p=0.002), with the incidence rate reaching its lowest point in females in 2010-2011 and increasing thereafter.
A study of 402 Swedish elite track and field athletes revealed a 15.6% overall prevalence of suicidal ideation, with higher rates in men (17.4%) than women (14.2%) . Among women in this study, women with a history of being sexually abused were nearly six times more likely to consider suicide.
Net of the effects of age, race/ethnicity, parental educational attainment, and urbanicity, high school athletic participation was significantly associated with reduced odds of considering suicide among both females and males, and reduced odds of planning a suicide attempt among females only.
4 kwi 2024 · Colleges and universities, as well as the NCAA, have mounted an effort in recent years to address student athletes’ mental health, encouraging screenings and attempting to put it on par with physical well-being. “But we’re still seeing athletes meet this extreme, unfortunate end.
The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 15.6% (men 17.4%; women 14.2%) and the non-sports injury prevalence was 8.0% (men 11.6%; women 5.7%). Among women, suicidal ideation was associated with having been sexually abused (OR 5.94, 95% CI 1.42 to 24.90; p=0.015) and lower sense of coherence (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.96; p=0.001) (Nagelkerke R2 ...
10 kwi 2024 · Among US college athletes, suicide is now the second leading cause of death after accidents — and rates have doubled from 7.6% to 15.3% over the past 20 years, according to a study...
