Abstract

Objective To investigate the prevalence rate and its risk factors of diabetes in long-term hospitalization patient with chronic schizophrenia. Methods All patients base on the criteria of schizophrenia in CCMD-3 were enrolled in the study. The data of possible risk factor of diabetes mellitus were collected retrospectively. Result 23 (20.7%) cases of 111 schizophrenia inpatients suffered from diabetes. Significant differences were found in age, illness course, blood-fasting sugar and triglyceride level between diabetes group and control group. Conclusion Age, illness course, blood-fasting sugar and triglyceride level probably be the risk factors of diabetes mellitus in schizophrenia inpatients. Key words: Schizophrenia; Diabetes mellitus; Risk factor

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