Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology

fa قند خون و شاخص توده‌ی بدن بیماران تحت درمان با کلوزاپین و ضدروانپریشی‌های متعارف Blood Glucose and Body Mass Index of Patients on Clozapine and Conventional Antipsychotics روانپزشکی و روانشناسی Psychiatry and Psychology پژوهشي اصيل Original Research AbstractIntroduction: To evaluate blood glucose and body weight in patients treated with clozapine and conventional antipsychotics.Method: Forty-three patients with schizophrenia (36 males and 7 females) on clozapine were com- pared with 41 patients (33 males and 8 females) treated with conventional antipsychotics, regard-ing their fasting blood glucose (FBS), 2 hours post-prandial glucose (2HPPG) and body mass index (BMI). Data were analyzed using t-test and the chi-sqaure.Results: Of the patients on clozapine, 2 had high FBS, 6 had high 2HPPG, and 5 were diagnosed with diabetes, which was significantly different from the group on conventional antipsychotics. More- over, comparing the BMIs, the patients on clozapine had higher weights than the conventional treatment group. Conclusion: Clozapine may play a role in high blood glucose of some of the patients. کلیدواژه: کلوزاپین، شاخص توده‌ی بدن، دیابت قندی، اسکیزوفرنیا Key words: clozapine, body mass index (BMI), diabetes mellitus, schizophrenia 219 223 http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-75&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 M. Moosavi Nasab مسعود موسوی نسب E-mail: mosavinm@sums.ac.ir 18003194753284600286 18003194753284600286 Yes H. Haghshenas حسن حق‌شناس 18003194753284600287 18003194753284600287 No A. Ahmadi عبدالکریم احمدی لیوانی 18003194753284600288 18003194753284600288 No