Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

J. Mitchell, Alex; Vancampfort, Davy; Sweers, Kim; van Winkel, Ruud; Yu, Weiping; De Hert, Marc

doi:10.1093/schbul/sbr148

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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published in Schizophrenia Bulletin • Dec 29, 2011

Authors:

Alex J. Mitchell

Davy Vancampfort

Kim Sweers

Abstract

Individuals with schizophrenia have high levels of medical comorbidity and cardiovascular risk factors. The presence of 3 or more specific factors is indicative of metabolic syndrome, which is a significant influence upon future morbidity and mortality. We aimed to clarify the prevalence and predict...

Subject

Meta-analysis

Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming)

Metabolic syndrome

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