High prevalence of metabolic diseases, liver steatosis and fibrosis among Chinese psychiatric patients.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to investigate the differences of metabolic disorders between the general population and psychiatric patients, with an emphasis on the prevalence and influencing factors of liver fibrosis in psychiatric patients. A total of 734 psychiatric patients and 734 general population matched for age, sex, and BMI were enrolled from Shanghai, China. All participants underwent blood pressure, glucose, lipid profile measurements, and anthropometric parameters including body weight, height and waist circumference. FibroScan examinations were also performed on psychiatric patients. Liver steatosis and fibrosis were diagnosed by controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by professional staff. Compared with the general population, psychiatric patients revealed s

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052799 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature