Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda
Joint Authors
Agaba, David Collins
Migisha, Richard
Namayanja, Rosemary
Katamba, Godfrey
Lugobe, Henry Mark
Aheisibwe, Hillary
Twesigomwe, Godfrey
Ashaba, Scholastic
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Globally, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components which are the major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, is higher among patients with severe mental illness (SMI) compared to the general population.
This is mainly due to the deleterious lifestyles characterized by physical inactivity, excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, and unhealthy diets common among patients with SMI as well as due to cardiometabolic effects of psychotropic medications.
Despite these conditions being highly prevalent among patients with SMI, little attention is given to these conditions during routine reviews in the mental health clinics in most low-income countries including Uganda.
The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of MetS among patients with SMI at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH), a tertiary hospital in southwestern Uganda.
Through a cross-sectional study at the mental health clinic of the hospital, we recruited 304 patients with SMI and evaluated them for MetS using the National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) criteria.
We defined the prevalence of MetS as the proportion of patients meeting the NCEP ATP III criteria.
We used logistic regression to evaluate associations between MetS and independent variables.
We included a total of 302 (44.37% male, 55.63% female) patients with a diagnosis of SMI in the analysis.
The prevalence of MetS was 23.51% (95% CI 18.84–28.71).
At multivariable logistic regression, age >40 years and long duration of mental illness (>10 years) were significantly associated with MetS.
The prevalence of MetS is high among patients with psychiatric disorders, and thus metabolic screening, especially among the high-risk groups, is critical.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agaba, David Collins& Migisha, Richard& Namayanja, Rosemary& Katamba, Godfrey& Lugobe, Henry Mark& Aheisibwe, Hillary…[et al.]. 2019. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123180
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agaba, David Collins…[et al.]. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123180
American Medical Association (AMA)
Agaba, David Collins& Migisha, Richard& Namayanja, Rosemary& Katamba, Godfrey& Lugobe, Henry Mark& Aheisibwe, Hillary…[et al.]. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123180
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1123180