Table 1 Details of sample and key results
From: Lifestyle factors and the metabolic syndrome in Schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study
| Socio-demographic factors |
Number and % of patients (unless otherwise specified) |
|---|---|
| Mean age (95% CI), yrs | 46.2 (43.2–49.2) |
| Male (%) | 25 (67.6) |
| Mean duration of illness (95% CI), yrs | 11.6 (7.3–18.2) |
| Caucasian (%) | 35 (94.6) |
| Lifestyle parameters | |
| 5 portions or more of fruit and vegetables per day (%) | 13.5 |
| Fresh fruit at least once a week (%) | 62.5 |
| Vigorous exercise taken once a week for ≥10 min (%) | 29 |
| BMI ≥30 (%) | 47.2 |
| Current smoker (%) | 64.9 |
| Weekly alcohol > safe limits (%) | 15 |
| Blood parameters | |
| Fasting glucose elevated >6.0 mmol/L (%) | 21.2 |
| Cholesterol >5 mmol/L (%) | 48 |
| Prolactin elevated >1000 mu/L (%) | 16.7 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Blood pressure >140/90 mmHg (%) | 32.4 |
| Metabolic syndrome (%) | 67.6 |
| Regard diet as unhealthy (%) | 54.1 |
| Regard themselves as physically inactive (%) | 51.4 |