Physical health policies and metabolic screening in mental health care systems of sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review

Table 3 Metabolic screening in people with severe mental illness in sub-Saharan Africa

First author	Country	Design	Participants	Metabolic screening rates patients	Metabolic screening rates controls
Saloojee et al. [23]	South-Africa	Cross-sectional	331 (167♂) outpatients with SMI; 35.2 ± 12.0 years	0.6% waist circumference	–
				3.9% fasting glucose
				1.8% fasting lipids (triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol)
				99% blood pressure
Ludwick and Oosthuizen [22]	South-Africa	Cross-sectional	100 (39♂) community patients with SMI; 42.9 ± 11.1 years	25.7% weight	68% weight
				0% waist circumference	86% blood pressure
				38.6% blood pressure	86% blood pressure

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