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Title: | Prevalence and risk factors of metabolic syndrome among drug-naive psychotic patients |
Author: | Nagy Fawzy, Amany El Shabrawy, Amira Youssef |
Abstract: |
Objectives
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of metabolic syndrome
among drug-naive psychotic patients.
Patients and methods
The sample consisted of two groups: group I had 65 drug-naive patients recruited from
psychiatric outpatient clinics of Zagazig University Hospitals and group II had 65 participants
selected randomly from among Zagazig University Hospital visitors. Patients were subjected
to a semistructured psychiatric interview, using the DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis. Severity of
symptoms was rated using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. Detection of metabolic
syndrome was based on the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation.
Results
The results of the study show that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among drug-naive
psychotic patients was 12% (eight patients). There was also signifi cant correlation between
sex and marital status and all metabolic syndrome criteria, between education and triglycerides
level, and between age and waist circumference, blood pressure, triglycerides, and highdensity
lipoprotein levels.
Conclusion
The current study concluded that prevalence of metabolic syndrome is higher in drug-naive
psychotic patients and psychosis is a risk factor for developing metabolic syndrome among
drug-naive psychotic patients.
Keywor ds :
metabolic syndrome, prevalence, psychotic patients, risk factors
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Journal: | Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry 2015, 36:101–105 |
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