Qiongzhen Li, Xiangdong Du, Yingyang Zhang, Guangzhong Yin, Guangya Zhang, Consuelo Walss-Bass, João Quevedo, Jair C Soares, Haishen Xia, Xiaosi Li, Yingjun Zheng, Yuping Ning, Xiang Yang Zhang
Obesity is a common comorbidity in schizophrenia. Few studies have addressed obesity in Chinese schizophrenia patients. The aims of this current study were to evaluate the prevalence, risk factors and clinical correlates of obesity in Chinese patients with schizophrenia. A total of 206 patients were recruited from a hospital in Beijing. Their clinical and anthropometric data together with plasma glucose and lipid parameters were collected. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was rated for all patients...
May 2017: Psychiatry Research