Prevalence of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia in Taiwan: A population-based National Health Insurance study
Prevalence of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia in Taiwan: A population-based National Health Insurance study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.schres.2009.04.003
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发表时间:
2009-06-01
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Chou, Pesus
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作者:
Chien, I-Chia;Hsu, Jer-Hwa;Chou, Pesus
Objective: We conducted this study to investigate the prevalence and correlates of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia in Taiwan.Methods: The National Health Research Institute provided a database of 1,000,000 random subjects for study. We obtained a random sample aged 18 years and over of 766,427 subjects in 2005. Those study subjects who had at least one service claim during this year for either ambulatory or inpatient care, with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia or with a prescription for treatment of diabetes, were identified.Results: The prevalence of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia was higher than in the general population (7.90% vs. 5.57%, odds ratio [OR], 1.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.61-2.03). Compared with the general population, patients with schizophrenia revealed a higher prevalence of diabetes in all age groups, except age 70 or more years; among females (10.30% vs. 5.42%, p