Association between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive impairment in people with schizophrenia : a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Hagi, Katsuhiko, Nosaka, Tadashi, Dickinson, Dwight, Lindenmayer, Jean Pierre, Lee, Jimmy Chee Keong, Friedman, Joseph, Boyer, Laurent, Han, Mei, Nur Amirah Abdul-Rashid, Correll, Christoph U.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::General; Psychiatry; Schizophrenia; Meta-analysis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150066
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Schizophrenia is associated with cognitive dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors, including metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its constituent criteria. Cognitive dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors can worsen cognition in the general population and may contribute to cognitive impairment in schizophrenia.