JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 115-119 , February 2009

Atypical Antipsychotics and the Risk of Diabetes in an Elderly Population in Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Nursing Home Chart Review Study

Some data from this study were presented as part of a Plenary Symposium titled ”Psychosis in the Elderly” at the Silver Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association, October 15, 2007, Osaka, Japan.

  • Stewart G. Albert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Stewart G. Albert, MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104
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  • George T. Grossberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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  • Papan J. Thaipisuttikul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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  • Jarod Scouby, BS
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  • Erin Green

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    Duration of observation period in the nursing home. The number of subjects followed at each time period is shown in the bars, and the cumulative percentage of the population followed is shown in the l

    Duration of observation period in the nursing home. The number of subjects followed at each time period is shown in the bars, and the cumulative percentage of the population followed is shown in the line graph.

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    Onset of DM or worsening of DM in patient population as associated with institution of atypical antipsychotic medication.

    Onset of DM or worsening of DM in patient population as associated with institution of atypical antipsychotic medication.

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    Life table analysis of subjects. Subjects who developed new or worsening diabetes during the period of observation are shown as squares for those who received the atypical antipsychotic drug before th

    Life table analysis of subjects. Subjects who developed new or worsening diabetes during the period of observation are shown as squares for those who received the atypical antipsychotic drug before the onset of diabetes, and circles refer to those subjects who developed diabetes before the prescription of the antipyschotic medications. Error bars refer to SEM. The number of subjects under observation is shown below the graph.

 The authors have no conflicts of interest relating to this article.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00271-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.08.005

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 115-119 , February 2009

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