Table 4

Pathological cases


Reference
N = 36
Clozapine
N = 6
Risperidone
N = 20
Olanzapine
N = 31
Quetiapine
N = 19
chi-s
df
P

Hyperglycaemia (110 ≤ glycaemia ≤ 125.9 mg/dl)
1 (3%)
2 (33%)
2 (10%)
2(7%)
4 (22%)
8.9
4
0.06
Diabetes (glycaemia ≥126 mg/dl)


1(5%)
2(6.5%)
1(5%)
2.6
4
0.6
Hypercholesterolemia (cholesterolemia ≥200 mg/dl)
22 (61%)
4 (67%)
10 (50%)
18 (58%)
16 (84%)
5.5
4
0.241
Hypertriglyceridemia (triglyceridemia ≥150 mg/dl)
5 (14%)
5 (83%)
9 (45%)
7 (23%)
10 (53%)
18.2
4
0.001
Overweight (25 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9)

1 (17)%
7 (39%)
13 (42%)
11 (58%)
4.5
3
0.2
Obesity (BMI≥ 30)

5 (83%)
7 (39%)
6 (19%)
6 (32%)
15.8
3
0.015

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