Childhood insulin level and BMI may predict psychosis, depression risk in later life
01 Feb 2021
byDr Margaret Shi
Cardiometabolic comorbidities associated with psychosis and depression may have distinct and disorder-specific early-life origins, with disrupted insulin sensitivity appearing to be a shared risk factor for comorbid cardiometabolic disorders and adult psychosis whilst an increase in puberty-onset body mass index (BMI) appears to be associated with adult depression, results of a recent study have shown.
Childhood insulin level and BMI may predict psychosis, depression risk in later life
01 Feb 2021
