Influence of resting energy expenditure on weight gain in adolescents taking second-generation antipsychotics Articles uri icon

authors

  • CUERDA, CRISTINA
  • MERCHAN-NARANJO, JESSICA
  • GUTIERREZ, ALBERTO
  • LEIVA, MARTA
  • CASTRO, MARIA J. DE
  • PARELLADA, MARIA DOLORES
  • GIRALDEZ, MARISA
  • BRETON, IRENE
  • CLAMBOR, MIGUEL
  • GARCIA-PERIS, PILAR
  • DULIN, ELENA
  • SANZ, INMACULADA
  • DESCO MENENDEZ, MANUEL
  • ARANGO, CELSO

publication date

  • October 2011

start page

  • 616

end page

  • 623

issue

  • 5

volume

  • 30

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0261-5614

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1532-1983

abstract

  • Background & aims: : Weight gain is an undesirable side effect of second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs). We performed this study to examine the influence of SGAs on resting energy expenditure (REE) and the relationship of REE to weight gain in adolescent patients. Methods: Antipsychotic-naive or quasi-nave (<72 h of exposure to antipsychotics) adolescent patients taking olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone in monotherapy were followed up for one year. We performed a prospective study (baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after treatment) based on anthropometric measurements, bioelectrical impedance analysis, and indirect calorimetry (Deltatrac (TM) II MBM-200) to measure REE. We also analyzed metabolic and hormonal data and adiponectin concentrations. Results: Forty-six out of the 54 patients that started treatment attended at least 2 visits, and 16 completed 1 year of follow-up. Patients gained 10.8 +/- 6.2 kg (60% in the form of fat mass) and increased their waist circumference by 11.1 +/- 5.0 cm after 1 year of treatment. The REE/kg body mass ratio decreased (p = 0.027), and the REE/percentage fat-free mass (FFM) ratio increased (p = 0.007) following the fall in the percentage of FFM during treatment. Weight increase was significantly correlated with the REE/percentage FFM ratio at all the visits (1-3-6-12 months) (r = 0.69, p = 0.004 at 12 months). Conclusions: SGAs seem to induce a hypometabolic state (reflected as decreased REE/kg body mass and increased REE/percentage FFM). This could explain, at least in part, the changes in weight and body composition observed in these patients.

keywords

  • antipsychotics; resting energy expenditure; weight gain; metabolic side effects; adiponectin; adolescents