Open AccessPhysical comorbidity in schizophrenia & its correlates
Author(s) -
K N Nishanth,
Rakesh Kumar Chadda,
Mamta Sood,
Ashutosh Biswas,
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1510_15
Subject(s) - comorbidity , physical illness , medicine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , diabetes mellitus , psychiatry , obesity , endocrinology
The presence of common physical comorbidities, their demographic and clinical correlates and impact on functioning was assessed in 100 patients with schizophrenia. The patients had a mean age of 35.12±10.7 yr with mean duration of illness of 8.3±0.58 years. Seventy per cent were detected to have a comorbid physical condition. Common conditions included hypertension (21%), diabetes mellitus (15%) and anaemia (12%). Increasing age, being female, being married, longer duration of illness and longer duration of treatment were associated with higher risk of having a comorbid physical illness. Further studies need to be done with a large sample to confirm these findings.