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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 April 2020
Previous studies on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorder have reported higher rates than in their respective general populations.
This study evaluates the prevalence rate and modal subcomponents of metabolic syndrome in 34 patients treated in University Hospital Centre Zagreb,Croatia.
Naturalistic, cross sectional study. Patients were evaluated for the presence of metabolic syndrome according to NCEP ATP-III criteria.
Mean age was 41.1(SD 12.9). Overall prevalence rate of MetS was 35.3%. Forty seven percent met the criterion for abdominal obesity, 58.8% for hypertrigliceridemia, 23.5 % for low HDL cholesterol, 50.0% for hypertension, and 23.5 for high fasting glucose. There was no diference in the prevalence rate by gender.
Clinical medical monitoring for these parameters is recommended. Psychotropic drugs use may confer differential risk for developing the metabolic syndrome.
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