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Suicide Risk Rises for Shorter Men
UPPSALA, Sweden-Shorter men have a twofold greater risk of suicide than taller men, according to a cohort study of more than a million men in this country.
Rasmussen's study included nearly 1.3 million Swedish men born from 1950 to 1981. Their height at age 18-19 was noted. That data came from Sweden's military records. Their average height back then was about 5 feet 9 inches, write the researchers.
The men were followed for an average of 15 years. During that time, they had 3,075 suicides.
"Taller men had a much lower risk of suicide than shorter men," write the researchers.
For every five-centimeter (two-inch) increase in height, there was a 9% decrease in suicide risk, according to Patrik Magnusson, Ph.D., of Uppsala University and colleagues.
They only focused on suicide risk among men aged 18-49.





