title: Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Schizophrenia Referred to Farabi Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our study was conducted to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population included all patients with schizophrenia who were referred to Farabi Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran, between March 2014 and March 2015. A total of 280 subjects who met the study criteria were selected according to the census sampling method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 30.4% (20.7% in men and 51.5% in women). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was greater in patients > 40 years than patients aged 20-40 years. There was a significant relationship between marital status and number of hospitalizations with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia, healthcare professionals should take measures to identify the risk factors and timely treatment of affected patients, thereby improving the patient's quality of life and reducing health costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Substance abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Jalal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shakeri
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Substance abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Kamyar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Substance abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Farnia
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Substance abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Senobar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golshani
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Substance abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alikhani
keywords: Metabolic Syndrome; Patients; Schizophrenia