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Table 4 Monitoring of metabolic parameters in 90 patients over an 18-month follow-up period.

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

 

Number of patients monitored

 

(%)

BMI

 

Yes

0

No

100

Waist circumference

 

Yes

0

No

100

Weight problem identified

 

Yes

21.6

No

78.4

Lifestyle advice offered

 

Yes

9.5

No

90.5

Referral to health care professional

 

Practice nurse

4.0

Dietician

1.3

Other physician

1.3

None

93.3

Blood monitoring

 

Glucose and lipids

26.7

Glucose only

13.3

Lipids only

8.9

Neither

51.1

> 12 months since monitoring

 

Glucose

67.8

Lipids

72.2