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An Assessment of the Independent Effects of Olanzapine and Risperidone Exposure on the Risk of Hyperlipidemia in Schizophrenic Patients
Carol E. Koro, PhD;
Donald O. Fedder, DrPH;
Gilbert J. L'Italien, PhD;
Sheila Weiss, PhD;
Laurence S. Magder, PhD;
Julie Kreyenbuhl, PhD;
Dennis Revicki, PhD;
Robert W. Buchanan, MD
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2002;59:1021-1026.
Background The newer antipsychotic agents exhibit a superior safety profile compared with conventional antipsychotic agents in terms of extrapyramidal symptoms. Previous studies have suggested an association between olanzapine treatment and hyperlipidemia. We evaluated this association using a large health care database.
Methods The study was derived from the England and Wales–based General Practice Research Database, composed of 3.5 million subjects followed up between June 1, 1987, and September 24, 2000. A total of 18 309 individuals diagnosed as having schizophrenia were identified. A 6:1 matched nested case-control design was used. Conditional logistic regression was used to derive adjusted odds ratios (ORs), controlling for sex, age, and other medications and disease conditions influencing lipid levels. Antipsychotic drug exposure was defined as the receipt of at least 1 prescription for an antipsychotic medication within the 3 months before the date of diagnosis of hyperlipidemia.
Results There were 1268 incident cases of hyperlipidemia in the cohort, matched to 7598 control subjects. Olanzapine use was associated with nearly a 5-fold increase in the odds of developing hyperlipidemia compared with no antipsychotic exposure (OR, 4.65; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.44-8.85) (P<.001) and more than a 3-fold increase compared with those receiving conventional agents (OR, 3.36; 95% CI, 1.77-6.39) (P<.001). Risperidone was not associated with increased odds of hyperlipidemia compared with no antipsychotic exposure (OR, 1.12; 95% CI, 0.60-2.11) (P = .72) or conventional antipsychotic exposure (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.44-1.52) (P = .52).
Conclusions We observed a strong association between olanzapine exposure and hyperlipidemia in schizophrenic patients. The possible metabolic consequences of olanzapine use should be given serious consideration by treating physicians.
From the Schools of Pharmacy (Drs Koro, Fedder, L'Italien, and Weiss) and Medicine (Drs Magder, Kreyenbuhl, and Buchanan), University of Maryland, Baltimore; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, Conn (Dr L'Italien); MEDTAP International, Bethesda, Md (Dr Revicki); and the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Catonsville (Dr Buchanan).
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