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Diabetes and development of tardive dyskinesia

American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 June 1993
Margaret G. Woerner, Bruce L. Saltz, John M. Kane, J.A. Lieberman, José Alvir
Citations75
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SJR score5.27
SNIP3.68

TL;DR

The authors examined 160 elderly individuals who were beginning neuroleptic treatment; 24 had diabetes and 136 did not, and the cumulative incidence rates of tardive dyskinesia were 54.1% (SE = 5.6%) for the diabetics and 25.6% (SSE = 16.1) for the nondiabetics.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus has been identified as a possible risk factor for tardive dyskinesia. The authors examined 160 elderly individuals who were beginning neuroleptic treatment; 24 had diabetes and 136 did not. After 43 weeks of neuroleptic exposure, the cumulative incidence rates of tardive dyskinesia were 54.1% (SE = 5.6%) for the diabetics and 25.6% (SE = 16.1%) for the nondiabetics.

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Medicine