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Body composition in Japanese patients with psychiatric disorders: A cross-sectional study.

Taro KishiMakoto OkuyaKenji SakumaYohei OtakaEiichi SaitohNakao Iwata
Published in: Neuropsychopharmacology reports (2021)
This is the first cross-sectional study to examine body composition in Japanese patients with psychiatric disorders. No difference in the skeletal muscle volume was noted although patients had higher body fat than healthy controls. A longitudinal and large cohort study in the future, controlling for medication and diagnosis, will need to determine why body fat is increased in Japanese patients with psychiatric disorders.
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