title: Predictive utility of blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass index for metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia in Singapore.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to examine and compare the predictive utility of blood pressure (BP), waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI), and to determine optimal cut-off values in prediction of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with chronic schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  About 100 patients with chronic schizophrenia were recruited. BMI and BP were measured and laboratory tests to evaluate patients' high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels were performed. Presence of MetS was examined according to AHA/NHLBI guidelines. Predictive utility of BP, WC and BMI was examined using receiver operating curve and discriminant indices were determined accordingly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-six (46%) patients were identified to have MetS. BMI of ≥23 kg m(-2) was most accurate (AUC = 0.83, P < 0.001), with sensitivity of 93.5%, specificity of 48.1%, positive predictive value of 60.6% and negative predictive value of 92.9% in identifying MetS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This finding has immediate and significant clinical implications in the local population with schizophrenia.
authors: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
authors: Milawaty
authors: M
authors: Nurjono
authors: Jimmy
authors: J
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012846:Singapore; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides