Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia

Obesity is an issue of concern among schizophrenia, since obesity is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome phenomenon. There are also concerns on the use of atypical anti-psychotic for inducement of obesity. Objective: This present study was done to assess the distrib...

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Main Authors:	A.Talib, Norlelawati, Abdullah, Kartini, Musa, Ramli, Kuzaifah, Norsidah, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi, Abdul Razak, Tariq
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Language:	English
Published:	2012
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spelling	iium-212372013-01-29T02:47:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/21237/ Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Kuzaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq R Medicine (General) Obesity is an issue of concern among schizophrenia, since obesity is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome phenomenon. There are also concerns on the use of atypical anti-psychotic for inducement of obesity. Objective: This present study was done to assess the distribution of body mass index (BMI), antipsychotic used and the prevalence of obesity among schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA), a regional hospital in East-Cost of Malaysia. Method: A total of 216 participants were recruited from the cross sectional study conducted from December, 2010 until April, 2011. Body weight and height of each subject were measured using the standard method. Social demographic and treatment variables were gathered through interview or patient’s clinical record and analyzed using SPSS Software Version 17. Results: The overall BMI mean was 27.14±6.36 kg/m2. There were significant difference in mean BMI between male and female subjects (26.18±5.74 versus (vs.) 28.90±7.06, p=0.02) and between the Malay, Chinese and Indian (27.35±6.58 vs. 25.45±4.17 vs. 30.00±8.67, p=0.041). Obesity (BMI>30kg/m2) and overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2) subjects were 27.8% (n=60) and 31.9 %( n=69) of the study population respectively. There was significant difference in BMI between the population studied and the healthy Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey stratified by race, sex and age. BMI distribution was also related with the used of anti-psychotic (p=0.042). Conclusion: Prevalence of obesity among the schizophrenia was greater than in the general healthy population and affects all the three common races of concern. Iatrogenic pharmacotherapy as the factor the occurrence was further supported by this study. 2012-02-21 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/21237/1/Poster_Irie_2012_%28drlela%29.pdf A.Talib, Norlelawati and Abdullah, Kartini and Musa, Ramli and Kuzaifah, Norsidah and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi and Abdul Razak, Tariq (2012) Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2012, 21-22 February 2012, CAC IIUM. http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/12/index.php/guidelines-for-iriie-submission
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Kuzaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia
description	Obesity is an issue of concern among schizophrenia, since obesity is a co-morbid condition that is closely related to metabolic syndrome phenomenon. There are also concerns on the use of atypical anti-psychotic for inducement of obesity. Objective: This present study was done to assess the distribution of body mass index (BMI), antipsychotic used and the prevalence of obesity among schizophrenia patients receiving outpatient treatment at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA), a regional hospital in East-Cost of Malaysia. Method: A total of 216 participants were recruited from the cross sectional study conducted from December, 2010 until April, 2011. Body weight and height of each subject were measured using the standard method. Social demographic and treatment variables were gathered through interview or patient’s clinical record and analyzed using SPSS Software Version 17. Results: The overall BMI mean was 27.14±6.36 kg/m2. There were significant difference in mean BMI between male and female subjects (26.18±5.74 versus (vs.) 28.90±7.06, p=0.02) and between the Malay, Chinese and Indian (27.35±6.58 vs. 25.45±4.17 vs. 30.00±8.67, p=0.041). Obesity (BMI>30kg/m2) and overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2) subjects were 27.8% (n=60) and 31.9 %( n=69) of the study population respectively. There was significant difference in BMI between the population studied and the healthy Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey stratified by race, sex and age. BMI distribution was also related with the used of anti-psychotic (p=0.042). Conclusion: Prevalence of obesity among the schizophrenia was greater than in the general healthy population and affects all the three common races of concern. Iatrogenic pharmacotherapy as the factor the occurrence was further supported by this study.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Kuzaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq
author_facet	A.Talib, Norlelawati Abdullah, Kartini Musa, Ramli Kuzaifah, Norsidah Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azizi Abdul Razak, Tariq
author_sort	A.Talib, Norlelawati
title	Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia
title_short	Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia
title_full	Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia
title_sort	obesity in schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in malaysia
publishDate	2012
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Obesity in Schizophrenia receiving outpatient treatment in regional hospital in Malaysia

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