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. 2013 Jul 9;9:941–946. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S47450

Table 2.

Correlations between metabolic profiles and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia

Variables Metabolic syndrome
Odds ratio P-value
Yes (n = 30) No (n = 50)
Central obesity 28 (93.3%) 21 (42.0%) 19.3 (4.1–90.2) <0.001
 Waist circumference
 ≥90 cm in male
 ≥80 cm in female
High blood pressure 19 (63.3%) 17 (34.0%) 3.4 (1.3–8.6) 0.011
 Systolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg or
 Diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mmHg
Hypertriglyceridemia (mg/dL) 16 (53.3%) 5 (10.0%) 10.1 (3.1–32.4) <0.001
 Triglyceride ≥150 mg/dL
Low high-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) 14 (46.7%) 5 (10.0%) 7.7 (2.4–24.8) <0.001
 High-density lipoprotein
 ≤40 mg/dL in male
 ≤50 mg/dL in female
High fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) 23 (76.7%) 11 (22.0%) 11.4 (3.9–33.4) <0.001
 Fasting blood sugar ≤100 mg/dL

Abbreviations: cm, centimeter; mmHg, millimeter of mercury; mg, milligram; dL, deciliter.