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Table 1 Characteristics of 90 patients at baseline and follow-up assessment.

From: A prospective study of monitoring practices for metabolic disease in antipsychotic-treated community psychiatric patients

 

Baseline

Follow-up

 

(n = 90)

(n = 90)

Age, years

44.2 (11.7)

45.8 (11.8)

Duration of illness, months

212.6 (154.8)

230.6 (161.2)

Smoking, %

40

40

Cigarettes n/day

12.1 (15.5)

10.7 (15.9)

Alcohol units/day

5.6 (9.2)

6.8 (12.3)

Current substance misuse (%)

32.2

30

Family history of DM (%)

30.0

34.4

Family history of CVD (%)

58.9

61.0

  1. DM – Diabetes mellitus; CVD – cardiovascular disease
  2. Data are means ± SD unless otherwise stated