The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors in long-term patients in a specialist psychiatric hospital in South Africa

Maaroganye, K; Mohapi, M; Krüger, Christa; Rheeder, Paul

doi:10.4314/ajpsy.v16i6.53

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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors in long-term patients in a specialist psychiatric hospital in South Africa

Published in African Journal of Psychiatry • Nov 2, 2013

Authors:

K Maaroganye

M Mohapi

Christa Krüger

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of metabolic disorders in long-term psychiatric patients, and the relationship between known risk factors and these metabolic disorders. METHODS: All psychiatric in-patients ≥18 years, who had been admitted ≥six months were invited t...

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Medicine

Metabolic syndrome

Diabetes mellitus

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