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Jeong, Yim, Yoon, Park, and Lee: A Study on Changes of Metabolic Parameters with Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenic Patients : 1 Year Prospective Natualistic Study

Abstract

Objectives

Schizophrenia patients are known to be more prone to metabolic disease than normal people. This study aimed to identify the changes in metabolic parameters of schizophrenia patients using atypical antipsychotic drugs for 1 year.

Methods

A total of 200 schizophrenia patients were recruited and categorized into the aripiprazole-treatment group and control group taking 5 atypical antipsychotic drugs. Comparative analysis were between groups. The prescriptions of psychotropic drugs were collected by a review of medical records. Blood was collected after fasting for 12 hours at the starting point of treatment and the 12th month, and patient medical records were evaluated for basici nformation and treatment history. Physical measurement, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolic parameters were studied using ATP-III diagnostic criteria.

Results

From the study, the aripiprazole-treatment group had a mean weight increase of 0.6 kg and the control group had a mean weight increase of 6.5 kg at the 1 year followup, showing a significant difference between the two groups. There were also significant differences between the two groups in waist size, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-choleseterol and prolactin level. Along with meaningful improvement of the symptoms, aripiprazole-treatment group showed less effect on in abdominal obesity, diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol and prolactin than other atypical antipsychotic drugs.

Conclusion

Therapeutic intervention such as diagnosis, treatment, weight management and diet improvement is necessary for schizophrenia patients. Psychiatric symptoms as well as internal meicine-related problems such as metabolic disease need to be addressed in case management.

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Table 1.
Characteristics of demographic and biochemical parametric markers of total subjects
Aripiprazole group (Mean± SD) Other antipsychotic group (Mean± SD) p value
Total subject (N) 123 77
 Male (%) 84 (68.3) 50 (64.9%)
 Female (%) 39 (31.7) 27 (35.1%)
Age (year) 036.1±9.4 038.5±9.8 .082
Education (year) 012.8±2.4 012.3±2.7 .171
Duration of illness (year) 011.9±7.2 013.8±8.3 .094
CGI-S 004.4±0.9 005.2±0.8 .000
Weight (kg) 071.2±18.1 067.7±12.6 .093
Height (cm) 168.4±8.4 168.4±8.4
BMI (kg/m2) 025.3±5.3 023.6±3.8 .008
Systolic pressure (mmHg) 122.9±13.1 115.8±10.2 .000
Diastolic pressure (mmHg) 079.8±10.2 074.9±7.8 .000
Waist (cm)
 Male 090.2±12.1 084.9±10.5 .040
 Female 083.9±13.7 084.9±10.4 .164
FBS (mg/dL) 090.3±20.5 086.4±14.1 .109
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 188.3±39.3 175.1±34.5 .011
HDL (mg/dL)
Male 042.8±9.3 048.1±10.9 .003
Female 051.1±10.9 056.8±11.2 .000
Triglyceride (mg/dL) 137.8±82.4 093.4±44.7 .000
Prolactin (mg/dL) 024.4±43.9 017.1±14.1 .173
QTc interval (ms) 415.3±21.6 413.9±21.5 .698

CGI-S : Clinical Global Impression-Severity, BMI : Body Mass Index, FBS : Fasting Blood Sugar, HDL : High-Density Lipoprotein

Table 2.
The change of biochemical metabolic parameters for 52 weeks
Aripiprazole group (Mean±SD) Other antipsychotic group (Mean± SD) p value
Weight (kg) Baseline 71.2±18.1 67.7±12.6 .000
12 month 71.8±16.6 74.2±13.2
BMI (kg/m2) Baseline 25.3±5.30 23.6±3.80 .008
12 month 25.4±5.10 25.9±4.00
Systolic pressure (mmHg) Baseline 122.9±13.1 115.8±10.2 .000
12 month 119.1±11.3 121.2±11.9
Diastolic pressure (mmHg) Baseline 79.8±10.2 74.9±7.80 .000
12 month 75.4±9.7 77.4±8.20
Waist (cm) Male Baseline 90.2±12.1 84.9±10.5 .000
12 month 90.6±11.7 91.8±9.0
Female Baseline 83.9±13.7 84.9±10.4
12 month 83.3±14.3 91.4±11.5
FBS (mg/dL) Baseline 90.3±20.5 86.4±14.1 .007
12 month 91.0±20.4 92.2±12.9
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) Baseline 188.3±39.3 175.1±34.5 .000
12 month 183.9±34.1 197.6±40.9
HDL (mg/dL) Male Baseline 42.8±9.3 48.1±10.9 .000
12 month 44.3±10.6 43.0±10.1
Female Baseline 51.1±10.9 56.8±11.2
12 month 56.1±10.6 54.6±10.4
Triglyceride (mg/dL) Baseline 137.8±82.4 93.4±44.7 .000
12 month 129.6±74.3 147.4±80.3
Prolactin (mg/dL) Baseline 24.4±43.9 17.1±14.1 .000
12 month 6.9±14.9 36.9±34.2
QTc interval (ms) Baseline 415.3±21.6 413.9±21.5 .004
12 month 406.1±23.5 415.2±23.6

BMI : Body Mass Index, FBS : Fasting Blood Sugar, HDL : High-Density Lipoprotein

Table 3.
The change of prevalence of metabolic syndrome and markers in schizophrenic patients for 52 weeks
Aripiprazole group (Mean±SD) Other antipsychotic group (Mean± SD) χ2 p value
Abdominal obesity Baseline 55.2% 36.0% 7.497 .005
(Waist circumference) 12 month 52.0% 66.2% 3.908 .033
Fasting blood sugar (FBS) Baseline 18.4% 9.3% 3.364 .049
12 month 17.1% 19.5% 0.186 .401
Blood pressure (BP) Baseline 39.0% 18.6% 10.138 .001
12 month 22.0% 40.3% 7.709 .005
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) Baseline 39.8% 23.3% 5.885 .011
12 month 33.3% 44.2% 2.367 .083
Triglyceride (TG) Baseline 39.8% 9.3% 23.098 .000
12 month 34.1% 46.8% 3.164 .052
Metabolic syndrome Baseline 35.0% 8.1% 20.355 .000
by ATPIIIa 12 month 21.6% 40.3% 7.709 .005

1) Abdominal obesity : male ≥90 cm, female ≥80 cm, 2) FBS ≥100 mg/dL or current ongoing treatment, 3) BP : systolic ≥130 mmHg or diastolic ≥85 mmHg or current ongoing treatment, 4) HDL-C : male <40 mg/dL, female <50 mg/dL or current ongoing treatment, 5) TG ≥150 mg/dL or current ongoing treatment. ATPIIIa : Adult Treatment Panel III

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