Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia

OBJECTIVES. Obesity is an issue of concern among patients with schizophrenia as it is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome. The present study assessed the correlation of body mass index with antipsychotic use among multiracial schizophrenia outpatients. The study also...

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Main Authors:	A.Talib, Norlelawati, Abdullah, Kartini, Musa, Ramli, Ku Zaifah, Norsidah, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi, Abdul Razak, Tariq
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spelling	iium-246112015-04-29T10:14:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24611/ Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Ku Zaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq R Medicine (General) OBJECTIVES. Obesity is an issue of concern among patients with schizophrenia as it is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome. The present study assessed the correlation of body mass index with antipsychotic use among multiracial schizophrenia outpatients. The study also compared the patients' body mass index with Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey (MANS) data. METHODS. A total of 216 participants were recruited into a cross-sectional study conducted over 5 months, from December 2010 to April 2011. Body weight and height were measured using the standard methods. Demographic data and treatment variables were gathered through interview or review of the medical records. RESULTS. There were differences in mean body mass index between men and women (p = 0.02) and between Malay, Chinese and Indian races (p = 0.04). Stratified by sex, age, and race, the body mass index distributions of the patients were significantly different to those of the reference MANS population. The prevalence of obesity among patients was more than 2-fold greater than among the reference population in all variables. Although body mass index distribution was related to antipsychotic drugs (χ(2) = 33.42; p = 0.04), obesity could not be attributed to any specific drug. CONCLUSION. The prevalence of obesity among patients with schizophrenia was significantly greater than that in the healthy Malaysian population, and affects the 3 main races in Malaysia. Hong Kong College of Psychiatry 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24611/1/Norlelawati%2C_Kartini_et.al_%282012%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24611/4/scopus.pdf A.Talib, Norlelawati and Abdullah, Kartini and Musa, Ramli and Ku Zaifah, Norsidah and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi and Abdul Razak, Tariq (2012) Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 22 (2). pp. 49-56. ISSN 2078-9947 http://easap.asia/abstracts/v22n2/1202_V22N2_p49a.html
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Ku Zaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia
description	OBJECTIVES. Obesity is an issue of concern among patients with schizophrenia as it is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome. The present study assessed the correlation of body mass index with antipsychotic use among multiracial schizophrenia outpatients. The study also compared the patients' body mass index with Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey (MANS) data. METHODS. A total of 216 participants were recruited into a cross-sectional study conducted over 5 months, from December 2010 to April 2011. Body weight and height were measured using the standard methods. Demographic data and treatment variables were gathered through interview or review of the medical records. RESULTS. There were differences in mean body mass index between men and women (p = 0.02) and between Malay, Chinese and Indian races (p = 0.04). Stratified by sex, age, and race, the body mass index distributions of the patients were significantly different to those of the reference MANS population. The prevalence of obesity among patients was more than 2-fold greater than among the reference population in all variables. Although body mass index distribution was related to antipsychotic drugs (χ(2) = 33.42; p = 0.04), obesity could not be attributed to any specific drug. CONCLUSION. The prevalence of obesity among patients with schizophrenia was significantly greater than that in the healthy Malaysian population, and affects the 3 main races in Malaysia.
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author	A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Ku Zaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq
author_facet	A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Ku Zaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq
author_sort	A.Talib, Norlelawati
title	Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_short	Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_full	Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_sort	obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in malaysia
publisher	Hong Kong College of Psychiatry
publishDate	2012
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Obesity in multiracial schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment in a regional tertiary hospital in Malaysia

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