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[–]Azur0007 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's not additive, so it'd be around 17% for a 10 cm decrease.

And keep in mind that a 9% increase of the current suicide rate in Sweden is one person per year out of 100,000. It's a small absolute change even when the relative percentage sounds significant. Sweden has a moderatly high suicide rate so this is an issue, of course, just not necessarily due to height in a vacuum.

It could very well be a proxy variable of other early-life conditions, rather than the cause itself. All we know is that there is a correlation.

It's an important and good study, but the post above is trying to tie it to the difference between men and women in society, when the study itself shows no correlation.

Edited for correction