Body mass index and metabolic parameters in patients with schizophrenia during long-term treatment with paliperidone palmitate

摘要

BackgroundThere is a strong association between weight gain and metabolic events in patients with schizophrenia receiving many of the second-generation antipsychotic agents. We explored the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and metabolic events in patients with schizophrenia receiving long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate (PP) in a long-term trial.