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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2026; 16(4): 114138
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.114138
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.114138
Risk characteristics of obesity and atherosclerotic cardiovascular events in patients with schizophrenia: A single-center 10-year retrospective cohort study
Jian-Feng Long, Li-Min Deng, Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Jian-Dong Zhang, Department of Internal Medicine, Yantai Fushun Hospital, Yantai 264011, Shandong Province, China
Zhen-Jie Tang, Kang Zhou, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: Long JF and Deng LM contributed to study conception and design, data collection, and manuscript drafting; Zhang JD participated in data acquisition and statistical analysis; Tang ZJ contributed to interpretation of cardiovascular data and critical manuscript revision; Zhou K provided clinical guidance, supervised the overall project, and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of The Second Xiangya Second Hospital of Central South University (approval No. 2025-030).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: No additional data is available.
Corresponding author: Kang Zhou, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China. kang.zhou@csu.edu.cn
Received: October 14, 2025
Revised: November 9, 2025
Accepted: December 19, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2026
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Revised: November 9, 2025
Accepted: December 19, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2026
Processing time: 166 Days and 19 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This 10-year retrospective cohort study investigated the association between obesity and atherosclerotic car