Changes in BMI in hospitalized patients during treatment with antipsychotics, depending on gender and other factors.

Objective: To investigate the differences in body mass index (BMI) changes between men and women during hospitalization.

Methods: The retrospective study monitored demographic and clinical data of 462 schizophrenic patients hospitalized 737 times between 2006 and 2011. BMI analysis was performed on patients on antipsychotic medication hospitalized longer than four days.