Case Control Study of Impulsivity, Aggression, Pesticide Exposure and Suicide Attempts Using Pesticides among Farmers.

Chun Ping Lyu; Jian Ru Pei; L Cheryl Beseler; Yu Ling LI; Jian Hui LI; Ming Ren; Lorann Stallones; Shu Ping Ren

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Case Control Study of Impulsivity, Aggression, Pesticide Exposure and Suicide Attempts Using Pesticides among Farmers.

Author: Chun Ping LYU ¹ ; Jian Ru PEI ² ; L Cheryl BESELER ³ ; Yu Ling LI ⁴ ; Jian Hui LI ¹ ; Ming REN ¹ ; Lorann STALLONES ³ ; Shu Ping REN ¹
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1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
2. Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Yanzhou District Jining City Shandong Province Jining 272100, Shandong, China.
3. Colorado Injury Control Research Center, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 80525-1876.
4. Department of Information Retrieval, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China.
Publication Type:Letter
MeSH: Adult; Aggression; Case-Control Studies; China; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Impulsive Behavior; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure; Organophosphate Poisoning; complications; Organophosphates; adverse effects; Pesticides; adverse effects; Risk Factors; Suicide, Attempted; statistics & numerical data
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2018;31(3):242-246
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: A case-control study was conducted to investigate associations between organophosphate pesticide (OP) exposure, aggression, impulsivity, and attempted suicide. Questionnaires were used to collect information; impulsivity and aggression were measured by the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS) and the Aggression Inventory (AI). A greater number of OP symptoms was associated with an increased odds of a suicide attempt after adjusting for marital status and income (OR = 1.45; CI 1.14-1.86). Attempted suicide was significantly associated with high impulsivity scores (means: 72.4 vs. 60.6, P < 0.0001) and high aggression scores (means: 38.5 vs. 26.1, P < 0.0001). Suicide attempters had a higher number of OP exposure symptoms than controls and scored higher on scales of impulsivity and aggression.