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ea0041ep414 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2016

High prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in psychiatry inpatients

Naidu Pratyusha , Churilov Leonid , Kong Alvin , Kanaan Richard , Wong Henry , Van Mourik Arielle , Yao Anthony , Cornish Elizabeth , Hart Graeme K , Owen-Jones Elizabeth , Robbins Raymond , Lam Que , Samaras Katherine , Zajac Jeffrey , Ekinci Elif I

Objective: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of psychiatry inpatients with type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes, compared to psychiatry inpatients without diabetes.Research design and methods: Inpatients aged >30 years at the Austin psychiatry unit (February 2014–April 2015) had HbA1c measurements as part of the Diabetes Discovery Initiative. Patients were divided into three groups – diabetes (HbA1c ≥6.5%, 48 mmol/mol), pre-...