Influence of resting energy expenditure on weight gain in adolescents taking second-generation antipsychotics
2011
Cuerda, Cristina | Merchan-Naranjo, Jessica | Velasco, Cristina | Gutiérrez, Alberto | Leiva, Marta | de Castro, Maria J. | Parellada, Mara | Giráldez, Marisa | Bretón, Irene | Camblor, Miguel | García-Peris, Pilar | Dulín, Elena | Sanz, Inmaculada | Desco, Manuel | Arango, Celso
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-naïve or quasi-naïve (<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™ 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.
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