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A cross-sectional MR study of body fat volumes and distribution in chronic schizophrenia
- Source :
- npj Schizophrenia, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2022.
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Abstract
- Abstract People with schizophrenia show higher risk for abdominal obesity than the general population, which could contribute to excess mortality. However, it is unclear whether this is driven by alterations in abdominal fat partitioning. Here, we test the hypothesis that individuals with schizophrenia show a higher proportion of visceral to total body fat measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We recruited 38 participants with schizophrenia and 38 healthy controls matched on age, sex, ethnicity, and body mass index. We found no significant differences in body fat distribution between groups, suggesting that increased abdominal obesity in schizophrenia is not associated with altered fat distribution.
- Subjects :
- Psychiatry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2334265X
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- npj Schizophrenia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.29e8b613005144c7af3e9f6a865bd5b6
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-022-00233-z