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Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania

Background and Objectives: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe mental condition with a lifetime prevalence estimated around 2% among the general population. Due to risk factors, etiological mechanisms, and the chronic use of psychotropic medications, people with BD are frequently affected by medical c...

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Autores principales: Fusar-Poli, Laura, Amerio, Andrea, Cimpoesu, Patriciu, Natale, Antimo, Salvi, Virginio, Zappa, Guendalina, Serafini, Gianluca, Amore, Mario, Aguglia, Eugenio, Aguglia, Andrea
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7824186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33396922
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57010028
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author Fusar-Poli, Laura
Amerio, Andrea
Cimpoesu, Patriciu
Natale, Antimo
Salvi, Virginio
Zappa, Guendalina
Serafini, Gianluca
Amore, Mario
Aguglia, Eugenio
Aguglia, Andrea
author_facet Fusar-Poli, Laura
Amerio, Andrea
Cimpoesu, Patriciu
Natale, Antimo
Salvi, Virginio
Zappa, Guendalina
Serafini, Gianluca
Amore, Mario
Aguglia, Eugenio
Aguglia, Andrea
author_sort Fusar-Poli, Laura
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description Background and Objectives: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe mental condition with a lifetime prevalence estimated around 2% among the general population. Due to risk factors, etiological mechanisms, and the chronic use of psychotropic medications, people with BD are frequently affected by medical comorbidities, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS), associated with altered blood levels of glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Moreover, the lipid concentration may be associated with the severity of psychiatric symptoms. Materials and Methods: Five hundred and forty-two in- and outpatients (418 affected by BD and 124 affected by schizophrenia) were recruited in two Italian university hospitals. A blood examination assessing the fasting glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides was performed. Results: No significant differences were found in the lipid and glycemic profiles between patients with BD and schizophrenia. When considering only the BD sample, we found that patients experiencing a manic episode had significantly lower total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL than euthymic patients. Moreover, the total and LDL cholesterol levels were significantly lower in (hypo)manic than depressed patients. Mood episodes did not influence the triglyceride and glucose levels in our sample. Conclusions: Clinicians should pay attention to blood cholesterol levels in patients with BD, as differences in concentrations may predispose them to severe medical conditions and can be associated with the onset of mood episodes.
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spelling pubmed-78241862021-01-24 Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania Fusar-Poli, Laura Amerio, Andrea Cimpoesu, Patriciu Natale, Antimo Salvi, Virginio Zappa, Guendalina Serafini, Gianluca Amore, Mario Aguglia, Eugenio Aguglia, Andrea Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe mental condition with a lifetime prevalence estimated around 2% among the general population. Due to risk factors, etiological mechanisms, and the chronic use of psychotropic medications, people with BD are frequently affected by medical comorbidities, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS), associated with altered blood levels of glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Moreover, the lipid concentration may be associated with the severity of psychiatric symptoms. Materials and Methods: Five hundred and forty-two in- and outpatients (418 affected by BD and 124 affected by schizophrenia) were recruited in two Italian university hospitals. A blood examination assessing the fasting glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides was performed. Results: No significant differences were found in the lipid and glycemic profiles between patients with BD and schizophrenia. When considering only the BD sample, we found that patients experiencing a manic episode had significantly lower total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL than euthymic patients. Moreover, the total and LDL cholesterol levels were significantly lower in (hypo)manic than depressed patients. Mood episodes did not influence the triglyceride and glucose levels in our sample. Conclusions: Clinicians should pay attention to blood cholesterol levels in patients with BD, as differences in concentrations may predispose them to severe medical conditions and can be associated with the onset of mood episodes. MDPI 2020-12-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7824186/ /pubmed/33396922 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57010028 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Fusar-Poli, Laura
Amerio, Andrea
Cimpoesu, Patriciu
Natale, Antimo
Salvi, Virginio
Zappa, Guendalina
Serafini, Gianluca
Amore, Mario
Aguglia, Eugenio
Aguglia, Andrea
Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania
title Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania
title_full Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania
title_fullStr Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania
title_full_unstemmed Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania
title_short Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Cholesterol Levels Are Reduced in Mania
title_sort lipid and glycemic profiles in patients with bipolar disorder: cholesterol levels are reduced in mania
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7824186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33396922
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57010028
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