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