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

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• Personal Author:
  Beseler LC ; Li JH ; Li YL ; Lyu CP ; Pei JR ; Ren M ; Ren SP ; Stallones L
• Description:
  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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Insecticides Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Suicide
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Case Control Studies Mental Health Pesticides Psychological Responses
• ISSN:
  0895-3988
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  242-246
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070878
• Citation:
  Biomed Environ Sci 2018 Mar; 31(3):242-246
• Contact Point Address:
  Shu Ping Ren, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China
• Email:
  rensp@jlu.edu.cn
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c3e7f5d1855d140e80f9ed12202e7998d633c75bbce0808de3651b46d455f509e2ed5c9aa55788957079f9fda87a79e88c4310602cee8217688848e195269eef
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209005/cdc_209005_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 978.80 KB ]