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Endocrinology-metabolism / Original Article
Metabolic syndrome and risk of suicide death in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study
Jin Hwa Kim, Young Sang Lyu, Mee Kyoung Kim, Sang Yong Kim, Ki-Hyun Baek, Ki-Ho Song, Kyungdo Han, Hyuk-Sang Kwon
Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(6):1114-1125. Published online November 1, 2026
Background/Aims: South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates worldwide. This study examined the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and suicide death using nationwide data.
Methods: The study used the National Health Insurance Service database in South Korea. A total of 3,951,398 ind..
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