Metabolic syndrome in antipsychotic-naïve patients with first-episode psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nathalia Garrido-TorresIdalino Rocha-GonzalezLuis AlamedaAurora Rodriguez-GangosoAna VilchesManuel Canal-RiveroJacqueline Mayoral-van SonMiguel Ruiz-VeguillaPublished in: Psychological medicine (2021)
Our findings of increased rates of MetS in naïve FEP patients suggest that we are underestimating cardiovascular risk in this population, especially in those of non-Caucasian origin. Our findings support that altered metabolic parameters in FEPs are not exclusively due to antipsychotic treatments.