B Chiliza1, L Asmal2, P Oosthuizen2, E van Niekerk3, R Erasmus4, M Kidd5, A Malhotra6, R Emsley2. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. Electronic address: bonga@sun.ac.za. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. 3. Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa. 4. Division of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg, South Africa. 5. Centre for Statistical Consultation, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. 6. Division of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess changes in body mass and metabolic profiles in patients with first-episode schizophrenia receiving standardised, assured treatment and to identify predictors and moderators of the effects. METHODS: We investigated the changes in body mass, fasting blood glucose and lipids in 107 largely antipsychotic naïve, first-episode schizophrenia patients who were treated according to a standard algorithm with long-acting injectable flupenthixol decanoate over 12 months. RESULTS: Eighty-three (78%) participants completed the 12 months of treatment, and 104 (97%) received 100% of the prescribed injections during their participation. There were significant increases in BMI (P<.0001), waist circumference (P=0.0006) and triglycerides (P=0.03) and decrease in HDL (P=0.005), while systolic (P=0.7) and diastolic blood pressure (P=0.8), LDL (P=0.1), cholesterol (P=0.3), and glucose (P=0.9) values did not change over time. The triglyceride: HDL ratio increased by 91%. Change in BMI was only correlated with change in triglycerides (P=.008). The only significant predictor of BMI increase was non-substance abuse (P=.002). CONCLUSIONS: The risks of weight gain and metabolic syndrome associated with antipsychotic treatment in first-episode schizophrenia are not restricted to second generation antipsychotics. This is a global problem, and developing communities may be particularly susceptible.
OBJECTIVES: To assess changes in body mass and metabolic profiles in patients with first-episode schizophrenia receiving standardised, assured treatment and to identify predictors and moderators of the effects. METHODS: We investigated the changes in body mass, fasting blood glucose and lipids in 107 largely antipsychotic naïve, first-episode schizophreniapatients who were treated according to a standard algorithm with long-acting injectable flupenthixol decanoate over 12 months. RESULTS: Eighty-three (78%) participants completed the 12 months of treatment, and 104 (97%) received 100% of the prescribed injections during their participation. There were significant increases in BMI (P<.0001), waist circumference (P=0.0006) and triglycerides (P=0.03) and decrease in HDL (P=0.005), while systolic (P=0.7) and diastolic blood pressure (P=0.8), LDL (P=0.1), cholesterol (P=0.3), and glucose (P=0.9) values did not change over time. The triglyceride: HDL ratio increased by 91%. Change in BMI was only correlated with change in triglycerides (P=.008). The only significant predictor of BMI increase was non-substance abuse (P=.002). CONCLUSIONS: The risks of weight gain and metabolic syndrome associated with antipsychotic treatment in first-episode schizophrenia are not restricted to second generation antipsychotics. This is a global problem, and developing communities may be particularly susceptible.
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