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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated factors among psychiatric patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

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  • Nigist Alemayehu Woldekidan
  • Ammas Siraj Mohammed
  • Amsalu Degu
  • Yohannes Tadiwos

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Background: Psychiatric patients are at increased risk of being overweight or obese, and subsequently develop metabolic syndrome. Nevertheless, data regarding associated factors for weight gain are limited and inconsistent. Objective: The present study aimed to determine the risk of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among psychiatric patients. Method: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted among all psychiatric patients at the Psychiatric Unit of the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from March 1- April 1, 2018. All eligible psychiatric patients were interviewed about their socio-demographic status,and clinical characteristics and useful parameters for the study were recorded from the medical records of the patients and by measuring waist to height ratio. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize baseline information.Binary logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors and P-value

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  • Nigist Alemayehu Woldekidan & Ammas Siraj Mohammed & Amsalu Degu & Yohannes Tadiwos, 2021. "Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated factors among psychiatric patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(8), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0256195
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256195
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