Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patients

BackgroundPsychiatric patients are at high risk of readmission, and a high body mass index has previously been shown as a risk factor. We sought to replicate this finding and 1) to prospectively assess the association of metabolic syndrome and its five components with readmission in psychiatric hosp...

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Main Authors: Nermine Laaboub, Isabella Locatelli, Claire Grosu, Marianna Piras, Tram Ho Ngoc, Setareh Ranjbar, Martin Preisig, Julien Elowe, Armin von Gunten, Philippe Conus, Chin B. Eap
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1256416/full
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author Nermine Laaboub
Isabella Locatelli
Claire Grosu
Marianna Piras
Tram Ho Ngoc
Setareh Ranjbar
Martin Preisig
Julien Elowe
Armin von Gunten
Philippe Conus
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
author_facet Nermine Laaboub
Isabella Locatelli
Claire Grosu
Marianna Piras
Tram Ho Ngoc
Setareh Ranjbar
Martin Preisig
Julien Elowe
Armin von Gunten
Philippe Conus
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
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description BackgroundPsychiatric patients are at high risk of readmission, and a high body mass index has previously been shown as a risk factor. We sought to replicate this finding and 1) to prospectively assess the association of metabolic syndrome and its five components with readmission in psychiatric hospitals and 2) to identify other clinical and sociodemographic predictors of readmission.MethodsBetween 2007 and 2019, data on 16727 admissions of 7786 adult and elderly patients admitted to the Department of Psychiatry of the Lausanne University Hospital, were collected. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the International Diabetes Federation definition. Cox frailty models were used to investigate the associations between readmission and metabolic disturbances.ResultsA total of 2697 (35%) patients were readmitted to our psychiatric hospital. Novel risk factors for readmission in non-smokers were identified, including being overweight (HR=1.26; 95%CI=[1.05; 1.51]) or obese (HR=1.33; 95%CI=[1.08; 1.62]), displaying hypertriglyceridemia (HR=1.21; 95%CI=[1.04; 1.40]) and metabolic syndrome (HR=1.26; 95%CI=[1.02; 1.55]). Central obesity and hyperglycemia increased the risk of readmission when considering the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales variable. In first-episode psychosis patients, obesity (HR=2.23; 95%CI=[1.14; 4.30]) and high-density lipoprotein hypocholesterolemia (HR=1.90; 95%CI=[1.14; 3.20]) doubled the risk of readmission.ConclusionThe observed interaction between smoking and metabolic variables are compatible with a ceiling effect; metabolic variables increase the risk of readmission in non-smokers but not in smokers who are already at higher risk. Future studies should determine whether better metabolic monitoring and treatment can reduce readmission risk.
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spelling doaj.art-5b6b5185cebd4616be382d27727f50982024-02-13T04:31:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402024-02-011510.3389/fpsyt.2024.12564161256416Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patientsNermine Laaboub0Isabella Locatelli1Claire Grosu2Marianna Piras3Tram Ho Ngoc4Setareh Ranjbar5Martin Preisig6Julien Elowe7Armin von Gunten8Philippe Conus9Chin B. Eap10Chin B. Eap11Chin B. Eap12Chin B. Eap13Unit of Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandCentre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandUnit of Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandUnit of Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandUnit of Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandCenter for Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandCenter for Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandService of Adult Psychiatry North-West, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandService of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandService of General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandUnit of Pharmacogenetics and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Centre for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Prilly, SwitzerlandSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, SwitzerlandCenter for Research and Innovation in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, SwitzerlandBackgroundPsychiatric patients are at high risk of readmission, and a high body mass index has previously been shown as a risk factor. We sought to replicate this finding and 1) to prospectively assess the association of metabolic syndrome and its five components with readmission in psychiatric hospitals and 2) to identify other clinical and sociodemographic predictors of readmission.MethodsBetween 2007 and 2019, data on 16727 admissions of 7786 adult and elderly patients admitted to the Department of Psychiatry of the Lausanne University Hospital, were collected. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the International Diabetes Federation definition. Cox frailty models were used to investigate the associations between readmission and metabolic disturbances.ResultsA total of 2697 (35%) patients were readmitted to our psychiatric hospital. Novel risk factors for readmission in non-smokers were identified, including being overweight (HR=1.26; 95%CI=[1.05; 1.51]) or obese (HR=1.33; 95%CI=[1.08; 1.62]), displaying hypertriglyceridemia (HR=1.21; 95%CI=[1.04; 1.40]) and metabolic syndrome (HR=1.26; 95%CI=[1.02; 1.55]). Central obesity and hyperglycemia increased the risk of readmission when considering the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales variable. In first-episode psychosis patients, obesity (HR=2.23; 95%CI=[1.14; 4.30]) and high-density lipoprotein hypocholesterolemia (HR=1.90; 95%CI=[1.14; 3.20]) doubled the risk of readmission.ConclusionThe observed interaction between smoking and metabolic variables are compatible with a ceiling effect; metabolic variables increase the risk of readmission in non-smokers but not in smokers who are already at higher risk. Future studies should determine whether better metabolic monitoring and treatment can reduce readmission risk.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1256416/fullpsychiatryreadmissionrelapsemetabolic syndromemetabolic disturbancesfirst-episode psychosis
spellingShingle Nermine Laaboub
Isabella Locatelli
Claire Grosu
Marianna Piras
Tram Ho Ngoc
Setareh Ranjbar
Martin Preisig
Julien Elowe
Armin von Gunten
Philippe Conus
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
Chin B. Eap
Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patients
Frontiers in Psychiatry
psychiatry
readmission
relapse
metabolic syndrome
metabolic disturbances
first-episode psychosis
title Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patients
title_full Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patients
title_fullStr Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patients
title_full_unstemmed Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patients
title_short Metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non-smokers but not in smokers: results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and in first-episode psychosis patients
title_sort metabolic disturbances are risk factors for readmission to psychiatric hospitals in non smokers but not in smokers results from a swiss psychiatric cohort and in first episode psychosis patients
topic psychiatry
readmission
relapse
metabolic syndrome
metabolic disturbances
first-episode psychosis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1256416/full
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