Patients with schizophrenia are more likely to have metabolic syndrome compared to general population. The criterion for metabolic syndrome in Asian people including: elevated waist circumference (male ≥ 90cm, female ≥ 80cm), elevated triglycerides ≥ 150mg/dL, reduced HDL cholesterol: male < 40mg/dL, female < 50mg/dL, elevated blood pressure: ≥ 130/85 mmHg, elevated fasting glucose: ≥ 100mg/dL. Several factors have been found to be associated with metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia, e.g. age, antipsychotic drugs, smoking, family history of metabolic disorder, stress, and quality of life.~However, little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated in Asian. This study aimed to:~Identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia.~Identify the factors associated with metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia.~Method This study is a cross-sectional study conducting at the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. Eighty participants will be recruited with the inclusion criteria of having diagnosed with schizophrenia according to DSM-IV-TR and aged 18 years or over. The exclusion criterion is having organic brain syndrome.~Measurements PANSS CDSS WHOQOL-BREF-THAI
Patients with schizophrenia are more likely to have metabolic syndrome compared to general population. The criterion for metabolic syndrome in Asian people including: elevated waist circumference (male ≥ 90cm, female ≥ 80cm), elevated triglycerides ≥ 150mg/dL, reduced HDL cholesterol: male < 40mg/dL, female < 50mg/dL, elevated blood pressure: ≥ 130/85 mmHg, elevated fasting glucose: ≥ 100mg/dL. Several factors have been found to be associated with metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia, e.g. age, antipsychotic drugs, smoking, family history of metabolic disorder, stress, and quality of life.~However, little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated in Asian. This study aimed to:~Identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia.~Identify the factors associated with metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia.