2018
Six months' course and outcome of metabolic abnormalities in a cohort of patients with schizophrenia in rural India
Bijjal S, Ganesh S, Rawat V, Agarwal V, Reddy K, Devi N, Kumar C, Christopher R, Thirthalli J. Six months' course and outcome of metabolic abnormalities in a cohort of patients with schizophrenia in rural India. Schizophrenia Research 2018, 201: 415-416. PMID: 29880456, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Prevalence and predictors of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls: A study in rural South Indian population
Rawat V, Ganesh S, Bijjal S, Reddy K, Agarwal V, Devi R, Kumar C, Christopher R, Thirthalli J. Prevalence and predictors of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls: A study in rural South Indian population. Schizophrenia Research 2017, 192: 102-107. PMID: 28454923, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.04.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of MetSGeneral population controlsAntipsychotic exposureMetabolic syndromeOdds ratioFemale genderRural south Indian populationInternational Diabetes Federation criteriaDiagnosis of MetSSubgrouping of patientsPhysical activity patternsSouth Indian populationPopulation controlsFederation criteriaClinical parametersSouth IndiaTreatment detailsHealthy controlsIndependent riskLow prevalenceGeneral populationTreatment groupsPatientsSchizophrenia patientsControl group
2016
Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Indian studies
Ganesh S, Ashok A, Kumar C, Thirthalli J. Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Indian studies. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 22: 86-92. PMID: 27520904, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2016.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromePooled prevalenceSchizophrenia patientsLow prevalenceSystematic reviewNCEP ATP III criteriaDeterminants of MetSDrug-naïve patientsCase-control designUnderstanding of prevalenceHospital studyHigh prevalenceHospital settingPrevalence ratesPatientsScience Direct databasesCommunity settingsSyndromePrevalenceLiterature searchIndian studiesHospitalSchizophreniaGoogle ScholarConflicting results