Table 2

Treatments


Clozapine
N = 6
Risperidone
N = 20
Olanzapine
N = 31
Quetiapine
N = 19

SGA Medication
Dose (mg)
441.3 ± 142.9
2.7 ± 1.6
10.4 ± 5.8
330.3 ± 300.9
Duration (months)
12.7 ± 12.4
12.8 ± 10.7
9.8 ± 11.5
7.4 ± 3.9
Other treatments with metabolic side effects1
3 (50%)
3 (16%)
7 (23%)
5 (26%)
Previous treatment
Naive*
0
10 (50%)
13 (42%)
2 (10%)
SGA**
3 (3%)
3(15%)
6(19%)
11 (58%)
FGA
3 (11%)
7 (35%)
12 (39%)
6 (32%)

1Other treatments with metabolic side effects were first generation antipsychotics, carbamazepine, lithium, sodium valproate, mirtazapine.

*chi-sq 11.7, df 3, p = 0.009

** chi-sq 11.5, df 3, p = 0.009

Tarricone et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:11   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-11