Factors Related to Hospitalized Schizophrenics with Metabolic Syndrome / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the relative factors of hospitalized schizophrenics with metabolic syndrome. Methods: Patients data were collected by the way of face-to-face questionnaire to patients or their guardians, consulting patients medical record, checking physical or laboratory examination. Information include age, duration of the disease, the classification of antipsychotics and dosage, fast plasma glucose, plasma lipids, blood pressure, etc of hospitalized schizophrenics. The relative factors of metabolic syndrome were analyzed. Results; Among 797 schizophrenics, there were 153 cases (19. 2% ) suffered from metabolic syndrome. Single-factor analysis showed that the patients with longer duration of the disease, taking clozapine, etc, were at high risk of metabolic syndrome, and sex didnt relate to metabolic syndrome; Logistic regression analysis appeared that metabolic syndrome correlated with age, clozapine, CRP concentration, etc. Conclusion: The possible risk factors causing metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia include, duration of the disease, etc.