| Variable |
Patients with
Schizophrenia
(n=26) |
Healthy
Controls
(n=26) |
p Value |
| Frequency of IFG (%) |
15.4 |
0 |
<0.02 |
| Mean FPG level (mg/dL) |
95.8 |
88.2 |
<0.03 |
| Mean fasting insulin level (µU/mL) |
9.8 |
7.7 |
<0.05 |
| Degree of insulin resistance
(measured by homeostasis
model assessment) |
2.3 |
1.7 |
<0.01 |
IFG=impaired fasting glucose [8] |
