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## Abstract ## Introduction There are higher rates of depression and suicidal ideation among those with chronic diseases, including end‐stage renal disease, diabetes mellitus and liver disease. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death worldwide and is more prevalent among transplant recipients. Although transplantation has the potential to improve quality of life, many transplant recipients commit suicide each year. The extent to which sex, race, age, type of insurance coverage, time on waitlist, comorbidities, immunosuppressive regimen and graft loss contribute to suicide risk in this population remains understudied. ## Methods We queried UNOS data collected between 1990 and 2019 to determine what risk factors contribute to suicide in the transplant population. Suicide mortality rate was calculated by determining the fraction of organ recipients who died by suicide since 1990 and was expressed as deaths per 100 000. Two groups (suicide and all other cause mortality) were compared via univariate and multivariate statistical analysis. Time to graft loss was estimated using a Kaplan Meier Product Limit method. A propensity score analysis was performed to match patients who committ
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- Author
- Scott Serpico; Afshin Parsikia; Alireza Goodarzi; Rosy Manikath James; Naoru Koizumi; Jorge Ortiz
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)