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. 2017 Aug;146(2):281-284.
doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1510_15.

Physical comorbidity in schizophrenia & its correlates

K N Nishanth  1 , R K Chadda  1 , M Sood  1 , A Biswas  2 , R Lakshmy  3
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Physical comorbidity in schizophrenia & its correlates

K N Nishanth et al. Indian J Med Res. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

The presence of common physical comorbidities, their demographic and clinical correlates and impact on functioning was assessed in 100 patients with schizophrenia. The patients had a mean age of 35.12±10.7 yr with mean duration of illness of 8.3±0.58 years. Seventy per cent were detected to have a comorbid physical condition. Common conditions included hypertension (21%), diabetes mellitus (15%) and anaemia (12%). Increasing age, being female, being married, longer duration of illness and longer duration of treatment were associated with higher risk of having a comorbid physical illness. Further studies need to be done with a large sample to confirm these findings.

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