F98. HYPOVITAMINOSIS D IN SCHIZOPHRENIA: ASSOCIATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

• Published in: Schizophrenia bulletin 2018-04, Vol.44 (suppl_1), p.S258-S258
• Main Authors: Nefzi, Rahma, Larnaout, Amine, Ammar, Hanen Ben, Khelifa, Emira, Aissa, Amina, El Hechmi, Zouhaier
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abstracts
• ISSN: 0586-7614; 1745-1701
• DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby017.629

Abstract Background Vitamin D modulate the course of many neurologic diseases and conditions. Moreover, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency might be higher in psychiatric patients, in particular with schizophrenia. Likewise, there is an inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and several cardiovascular risk factors, including the metabolic syndrome, that patients with schizophrenia are predisposed to develop. It is within this framework that this study aims to explore the relationship between vitamin D levels in a cohort of Tunisian patients with schizophrenia and to determine the cardiovascular risk according to whether they had hypovitaminosis D or not. Methods A cross-sectional and retrospective descriptive study was conducted at the “F” psychiatry department at the Razi Hospital, Manouba over a twelve-month period from June 1st, 2015 to May 31st, 2016, including 80 patients with schizophrenia in period of clinical remission. The evaluation focused on anthropometric parameters and cardiovascular risk factors. A dosage of vitamin D was performed. Results The patients had an average age of 42.5 years and 70% were male. 25 patients had metabolic syndrome. 49% of patients had vitamin D insufficiency and 51% had vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D levels had not been affected by the clinical characteristics of the disease. However, there was no significant association between vitamin D levels and metabolic syndrome. A significant negative correlation was found between the total sum of the various cardiovascular risk factors and the vitamin D deficiency (p