What is the prevalence, and what are the clinical correlates, of insulin resistance in young people presenting for mental health care? A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report the distribution and predictors of insulin resistance (IR) in young people presenting to primary care-based mental health services.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Headspace-linked clinics operated by the Brain and Mind Centre of the University of Sydney.

Participants

768 young people (66% female, mean age 19.7±3.5, range 12-30 years).

Main outcome measures

IR was estimated using the updated homeostatic model assessment (HOMA2-IR). Height and weight were collected from direct measurement or self-report for body mass index (BMI).

Results

For BMI, 20.6% of the cohort were overweight and 10.2% were obese. However, <1% had an abnormally high fasting blood glucose (>6.9 mmol/L). By contrast, 9.9% had a HOMA2-IR score >2.0 (suggesti

SUBMITTER: Scott EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6550004 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature