An exploratory study examining lipid-lowering medications in reducing fasting serum lipids in schizophrenia patients treated with atypical antipsychotics.
Ann Clin Psychiatry
; 25(2): 141-8, 2013 May.
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| ID: mdl-23638445
BACKGROUND: We present a retrospective study examining response to treatment with fibrates or statins in schizophrenia patients. METHODS: We identified the patient population using the Research Patient Data Registry. Demographic data, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C) levels were obtained before initiation of treatment with lipid-lowering medication (LLM) and after LLM treatment was initiated (N = 183). RESULTS: Treatment with LLMs resulted in a statistically significant decrease in total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, and non-HDL-C. An independent-samples t test comparing the statin treatment-alone group with the fibrate treatment-alone group showed a significant reduction in triglyceride levels from baseline to 1-year follow-up in the fibrate treatment-alone group. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate that schizophrenia patients respond to LLMs in a manner consistent with the general population. Future studies would benefit from a larger sample, as well as comparisons between more specific treatment groups, such as those defined by type of statin or fibrate, to observe differential effects on specific markers of dyslipidemia in this population.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Antipsicóticos
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Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases
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Ácidos Fíbricos
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Hiperlipidemias
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Hipolipemiantes
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article