Natural-cause mortality and C-reactive protein levels in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A prospective total cohort study
Elevated CRP levels were associated with increased natural-cause mortality and, specifically, with CVD-related mortality risk. The CRP level may thus be considered a predictive factor in mortality risk scoring algorithms in SSD.
Authors
- Arnstein Mykletun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3878-0079)
- Rune A. Kroken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0903-3840)
- Maria Fagerbakke Strømme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5756-1584)
- C A Bartz-Johannessen
- Erik Johnsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0792-4436)
- Farivar Fathian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-1337)
- I Divkovic
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Nordland Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101133
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00