title: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia in India.
abstract: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) was estimated in 227 patients with schizophrenia. A total of 43.6% of patients fulfilled International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria and 44.5% met modified National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel-III (NCEP ATP- III) criteria of MS. Increased waist circumference was the most common abnormality (64.8%) and high glucose level was the least common (15.9%). In regression analysis, age more than 35 years (OR-3.37), female gender (odds ratios (OR-1.81)), urban locality (OR-2.08), being employed (OR-2.12) and BMI more than 25 (OR-5.64) emerged as significant predictors of MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. drsandeepg2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Alakananda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutt
authors.forename: Subho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avasthi
authors.forename: Parmanand
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulhara
authors.forename: Mansi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Somaiya
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chauhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055105:Waist Circumference