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Stronger geomagnetic fields may be a risk factor of male suicides

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Nishimura, Tsutomu, Tada, Harue, Nakatani, Eiji, Matsuda, Kazuki, Teramukai, Satoshi, Fukushima, Masanori·2014·Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
DOI 10.1111/pcn.12149
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AIM: Some previous studies have shown a positive relation between geomagnetic disturbances and an increased incidence of suicide. If such a relation exists, stronger geomagnetic fields may affect the number of suicides, because stronger geomagnetic fields generally cause larger geomagnetic field disturbances. Therefore, we here investigated the relation between local geomagnetic field magnetic flux density and the standardized morbidity ratios (SMR) for suicide by each prefecture in Japan. METHODS: Monthly suicide data for each prefecture in the period January 1999 to December 2008 was obtained, and it was found that a total of 216 171 male individuals and 85 154 female individuals committed suicide during this period. A multiple linear regression analysis was carried out with a backward elimination procedure. The SMR for suicide by each prefecture was taken as the response variable and the explanatory variables were each prefecture's local geomagnetic field magnetic flux density (nT), north latitude (°), monthly mean unemployment rate (%), monthly mean air pressure (hPa), monthly mean air temperature (°C), monthly mean humidity (%), and monthly total day length (hours). Analyses were carried out separately for each sex. RESULTS: In the multiple linear regression analysis for male subjects, the local geomagnetic field magnetic flux density (nT), monthly mean unemployment rate (%), and monthly mean humidity (%) were associated with the incidence of suicide, but in the multiple linear regression analysis of female subjects, only north latitude was associated with that. CONCLUSION: In this study, we generated a hypothesis that stronger geomagnetic fields affect the number of cases of male suicide.

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  • Geomagnetic disturbances are more substantially associated with psychological well-being in men than women.

    “Evidence suggests that geomagnetic disturbances are more substantially associated with psychological well-being in men than women (Nishimura et al., 2014).”

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  1. Brahic C, 2008, Does the Earth's magnetic field cause suicides?, New Scientist, 13, 39
  2. Rothman KJ, 2008, Modern Epidemiology

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Authors
Nishimura, T., Tada, H., Nakatani, E., Matsuda, K., Teramukai, S., & Fukushima, M.
Affiliations
  • Translational Research Informatics Center (Japan) (JP)
  • Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science, Kyoto University Hospital (JP)
  • Nara Institute of Science and Technology (JP)
Corresponding author
Nishimura, Tsutomu
ORCID
Venue
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-02-26
Volume
68
Issue
6
Pages
404-409
ISSN
  • 1323-1316 (ISSN-L)
  • 1440-1819
DOI
10.1111/pcn.12149
OpenAlex
W2141086168
Cited by
10
References
20
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2014: 2
FWCI
0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (21790581)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
Keywords
geomagnetic field, geomagnetic disturbances, suicide, male suicide, standardized morbidity ratio, unemployment rate, humidity, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Geography, Humans, Infant, Japan, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Suicide, Unemployment, Weather, Young Adult, Magnetic Fields

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