Effect of vitamin D deficiency on BMI in patients treated with Mufti-acting Receptor Target Antipsychotics
Abstrakt
OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to examine the effect of vitamin D deficiency on BMI in patients treated with Multi-acting Receptor Target Antipsychotics (MARTA). METHODS: We measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and body mass index (BMI) in patients with (>= 1 months) and without long-term exposure to MARTA to evaluate the role of 25(OH)D deficiency on BMI.
RESULTS: The BMI was significantly higher after long-term MARTA exposure in 25(OH)D-deficient patients than in non-deficient patients. No significant difference was found in antipsychotic exposure between the long-term MARTA exposure groups.
The BMI was significantly higher in long-term MARTA exposure 25(OH)D-deficient patients than in 25(OH)D-deficient patients without long-term exposure. CONCLUSION: Vitamin D deficiency could be a risk factor for MARTA-induced weight gain.
Further studies are necessary to replicate this finding.