Title |
Visceral obesity in normal-weight patients suffering from chronic schizophrenia
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Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, February 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-14-35 |
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Authors |
Beata Konarzewska, Ewa Stefańska, Agnieszka Wendołowicz, Urszula Cwalina, Anna Golonko, Aleksandra Małus, Urszula Kowzan, Agata Szulc, Leszek Rudzki, Lucyna Ostrowska |
Abstract |
BMI (body mass index) can be misleading regarding the level of adiposity in a normal-weight individual. Recently, a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method was developed that can measure body composition variables. The main objectives of this study were to use BIA to compare the body composition variables between chronic non-diabetic schizophrenic patients with normal weight and healthy individuals. The secondary objective was to compare the nutritional pattern of schizophrenia patients with that of matched healthy subjects, and to identify possible relationships between the content of different components of their diet and visceral adiposity. |
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