Low serum cholesterol and external-cause mortality: potential implications for research and surveillance

Journal of Psychiatric Research
Joseph A BoscarinoStuart N Hoffman

Abstract

Previous studies suggested that low total cholesterol was associated with external mortality, including deaths from suicide, homicide, and accidents. However, this reported association was potentially confounded, since cholesterol was also reported to be associated with alcohol abuse, anti-social personality disorder, and other risk factors for external mortality. We examined external-cause mortality among a national sample of 4462 male, US veterans at baseline in 1985. Using Cox regressions to estimate survival time, we assessed the impact of low baseline total cholesterol < or =165 mg/dl, age, race, intelligence, BMI, alcohol abuse, anti-social personality disorder, depression, and other factors at follow-up. Study follow-up continued until December 31, 2000. A total of 55 external mortalities occurred during this approximately 16-year period. Multivariate Cox regressions predicting external-cause mortality suggested that three predictor variables were significant: low total cholesterol, morbid depression, and anti-social personality disorder, with hazard ratios (HRs) of 1.97 (p=0.046), 1.76 (p=0.043), and 2.22 (p=0.006), respectively. In addition, a significant interaction was detected for low cholesterol x morbid depression...Continue Reading

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