Metabolic syndrome and its associated factors in patients with severe mental illness in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Z., Nur Sabrina, Gan, W. Y., Ang, J. K., I., Siti Irma Fadhilah, Chan, Y. M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74940/1/Metabolic%20syndrome%20and%20its%20associated%20factors%20in%20patients%20with%20severe%20mental%20illness%20in%20Malaysi.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74940/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Mental illness is a huge public health issue. Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS). Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the associations between personal, clinical and lifestyle factors with MetS in patients wi...