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. 2010 Nov 10;6:749–766. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S6614

Table 2.

Reported weight and metabolic changes with pediatric olanzapine treatment

Parameter study Treatment duration Olanzapine N Observed changes
P value between drugs
Olanzapine Other agents
Weight gain
Lilly placebo database110 3–6 wk 179 3.9 kg Placebo 0.2 kg P < 0.001
Lilly total exposure database110 up to 32 wk 450 7.4 kg
Kumra et al91 8 wk 8 3.4 kg
Frazier et al62 8 wk 23 5 kg
Ratzoni et al111 12 wk 21 7.2 kg Risperidone 3.9 kg
Haloperidol 1.1 kg
P = 0.02
Ross et al97 6 wk 19 3.8 kg
12.8 kg/12 mo
Findling et al96 8 wk 16 6.5 kg
Mozes et al93 12 wk 9 6.1 kg
Sikich et al30 8 wk 16 7.2 kg Risperidone 4.9 kg
Haloperidol 3.6 kg
P = 0.0009
Shaw et al94 8 wk 12 3.6 kg Clozapine 3.8 kg
Mozes et al112 12 wk 12 5.8 kg Risperidone 4.5 kg
Fleischhaker et al113 6 wk 15 4.6 kg Risperidone 2.8 kg
Clozapine 2.5 kg
P = 0.03
Quintana et al98 10 wk 16 6.2 kg
Sikich et al31 8 wk 35 6.1 kg Risperidone 3.6 kg
Molindone 0.3 kg
P = 0.0001
Kumra et al95 12 wk 21 BMI 0.7 kg/m2 Clozapine 0.7 kg/m2
Castro-fornieles et al101 24 wk 16 11.7 kg Risperidone 6.1 kg
Quetiapine 6.0 kg
P = 0.02
Dittmann et al99 6 wk
24 wk
96
32
5.1 kg
11.7 kg
Fleischhaker et al114 45 wk 8 16.2 kg Risperidone 7.2 kg
Clozapine 9.5 kg
Correll et al115 12 wk 45 8.5 kg Risperidone 5.3 kg
Quetiapine 6.1 kg
Aripiprazole 4.4 kg
Fasting glucose
Lilly placebo database110 3–6 wk 179 3.6 mg/dL Placebo −3.6 mg/dL P < 0.001
Lilly total exposure database110 up to 32 wk 450 1.8 mg/dL
Sikich et al30 8 wk 16 10.0 mg/dL Risperidone −7.9 mg/dL
Haloperidol −0.3 mg/dL
Sikich et al31 8 wk 35 0.6 mg/dL Risperidone 1.2 mg/dL
Molindone 0.9 mg/dL
Kumra et al95 12 wk 21 3.6 mg/dL Clozapine 4.5 mg/dL
Correll et al115 12 wk 45 3.1 mg/dL Risperidone 1.1 mg/dL
Quetiapine 2.6 mg/dL
Aripiprazole 0.5 mg/dL
HOMA-IR
Sikich et al31 8 wk 35 1.2 Risperidone 0
Molindone 0.5
Correll et al115 12 wk 45 0.62 Risperidone 0.2
Quetiapine 0.35
Aripiprazole 0.55
Total cholesterol
Lilly placebo database110 3–6 wk 179 11.7 mg/dL Placebo 0.0 P = 0.002
Lilly total exposure database110 up to 32 wk 450 7.8 mg/dL
Sikich et al31 8 wk 35 19.9 mg/dL Risperidone10.2 mg/dL
Molindone 0 mg/dL
P < 0.002
Kumra et al95 12 wk 21 17.2 mg/dL
Correll et al115 12 wk 45 15.6 mg/dL Risperidone 3.5 mg/dL
Quetiapine 9.1 mg/dL
Aripiprazole 2.8 mg/dL
LDL cholesterol
Lilly placebo database110 3–6 wk 179 7.8 mg/dL Placebo 0 mg/dL P = 0.002
Lilly total exposure database110 up to 32 wk 450 7.8 mg/dL
Sikich et al30 8 wk 16 7.6 mg/dL Risperidone 2.9 mg/dL
Haloperidol 0.1 mg/dL
Sikich et al31 8 wk 35 14.7 mg/dL Risperidone −9.6 mg/dL
Molindone 0.5 mg/dL
P = 0.003
Correll et al115 12 wk 45 11.5 mg/dL Risperidone 0.2 mg/dL
Quetiapine 3.9 mg/dL
Aripiprazole 7.4 mg/dL
Triglycerides
Lilly placebo database110 3–6 wk 179 26.7 mg/dL Placebo −8.9 mg/dL P = 0.007
Lilly total exposure database110 up to 32 wk 450 26.7 mg/dL
Sikich et al30 8 wk 16 26 mg/dL Risperidone −2 mg/dL
Haloperidol 22 mg/dL
Sikich et al31 8 wk 35 21.6 mg/dL Risperidone 7.1 mg/dL
Molindone −5.8 mg/dL
Kumra et al95 12 wk 21 11.4 mg/dL Clozapine 16.8 mg/dL
Correll et al115 12 wk 45 24.3 mg/dL Risperidone 9.7 mg/dL
Quetiapine 37.0 mg/dL
Aripiprazole −2.4 mg/dL