Body mass index and mortality in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a cohort study in a South London catchment area

Body mass index and mortality in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a cohort study in a South London catchment area

Background People with schizophrenia have a high premature mortality risk. Obesity is a key potential underlying risk factor that is relatively unevaluated to date.Aims In this study, we investigated the associations of routinely recorded body size with all-cause mortality and deaths from common cau...

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Main Authors: Robert Stewart, Hitesh Shetty, Matthew Broadbent, Jianhua Chen, Yifeng Xu, Gayan Perera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-11-01
Series:General Psychiatry
Online Access:https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/35/5/e100819.full

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