Lester D
Richard Stockton Stage College, Pomona, New Jersey.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 1990 Mar;25(2):87-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00794987.
The ratio of the male suicide rate to the female suicide rate for each age group in 31 nations of the world was found to be associated with the wealth of the nations. The male/female suicide rate ratio was lower in wealthier nations for older adults and higher in wealthier nations for youths. The male/female suicide rate ratio was associated over the nations among the younger age groups and also among the older age groups. These results suggest that the sex ratio may be differently determined in youths and in older adults.
研究发现，世界上31个国家各年龄组的男性自杀率与女性自杀率之比与这些国家的财富状况有关。在较富裕的国家，老年人的男性/女性自杀率之比更低，而年轻人的这一比例则更高。在各个国家中，较年轻年龄组之间以及较年长年龄组之间，男性/女性自杀率之比都存在关联。这些结果表明，青年人和老年人的性别比例可能是由不同因素决定的。
