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Insulin resistance and lipid levels in the middle-aged offspring of parents with severe mental illness.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Feb 2023
Protsenko Maria, Kerkelä Martta, Miettunen Jouko, Auvinen Juha, Järvelin Marjo-Riitta, Jones Peter B, Gissler Mika, Veijola Juha
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemias co-occur frequently with severe mental illnesses (SMI). However, less is known about serum insulin and lipid levels and prevalence of Insulin Resistance (IR) in offspring with familial risk for SMI. METHOD: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 consists of 12,068 mothers, 11,068 fathers, and 12,231 children from the two northernmost provinces in Finland. At age 46...
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