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- Title
Lithium-induced changes in the body mass index.
- Authors
Mathew, B.; Rao, J. Murti; Sundari, U.
- Abstract
BSTRACT- A total of 117 manic-depressives who had been on lithium for a mean duration of 4.7 years were examined before lithium therapy and subsequently at intervals. Information relating to pre-lithium height and weight and current weight were determined and used to calculate the body mass index (BM1) for each individual. Other relevant variables such as age, sex, cumulative lithium dose, duration of therapy, thyroid profile and serum lithium levels were recorded. The results indicated that, although there was a nonsignificant increase in BMI for the whole population, lithium and sex were not significant predictors of any increase in BMI. In nearly 27% of patients BMI actually slightly decreased during lithium therapy. The overall conclusions from this study are that, in the population studied, lithium may not have exerted any pharmacological effects to increase BMI.
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1989, Vol 80, Issue 6, p538
- ISSN
0001-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb03022.x