Gray matter reduction in bilateral insula mediating adverse psychiatric effects of body mass index in schizophrenia

Abstract Background Both schizophrenia (SZ) and overweight/obesity (OWB) have shown some structural alterations in similar brain regions. As higher body mass index (BMI) often contributes to worse psychiatric outcomes in SZ, this study was designed to examine the effects of OWB on gray matter volume...

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Main Authors: Hui Wu, Guochao Dai, Muyeseer Aizezi, Juan Tang, Ke Zou, Yuhua Wu, Xiaoli Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04285-4