Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Body Mass Index in Older Age Bipolar Disorder: Results from the GAGE-BD Project
: A high proportion of individuals with OABD are overweight or obese. Several demographic and clinical correlations of higher BMI were found, including younger age, higher number of medical comorbidities and anticonvulsant use. Clinicians should monitor and manage weight changes and associated comorbidities, and promote lifestyle and health interventions to minimize the risk of negative health outcomes associated with high BMI.
Authors
- Edith Pomarol‐Clotet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-8563)
- Stephen O. Oluwaniyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1416-2145)
- Osvaldo P. Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8689-6199)
- Melis Orhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-2917)
- Lisa T. Eyler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-8798)
- Izabela Guimarães Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-0195)
- Leon Flicker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-0475)
- Federica Klaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7197-0632)
- Ariel Gildengers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-988X)
- Regan Patrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6421-2665)
- Hilary P. Blumberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6363-4698)
- Farren B. S. Briggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0903-1359)
- Sara L. Weisenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-4038)
- Amulya Mallu
- Peijun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-1894)
- Kürşat Altınbaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9800-5015)
- Antonio L. Teixeira
- Nicole M. Fiorelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2040-5683)
- Carol K. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-5965)
- Paula Nune
- Beny Lafer
- Andrew T. Olagunju
- Shangying Tsai
- Kasia G. Rothenberg
- Sonia L. L. Vidal-Rubio
- Annemiek Dols
- Vicent Balanzá-Martinez
- Bartholomeus C. M. Haarman
- Soham Rej
- Jair C. Saores
- Joaquim Radua
- Eduard Vieta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0548-0053)
- Martha Sajatovic
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Universitat de València (ES)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Neurosciences Institute (US)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital (NG)
- Lou Ruvo Brain Institute (US)
- McLean Hospital (US)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Taipei Medical University Hospital (TW)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- Yale University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
- Hospital de La Ribera (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Fidmag Sisters Hospitallers (ES)
- Hospital Mare de Déu de la Mercè (ES)
- VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (US)
- GGZ inGeest (NL)
- The Neurological Institute (US)
- Istanbul Technical University (TR)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicina
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina62040761
- Primary Topic
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rogers Family Foundation
- Alkermes
- Otsuka America
- National Institute of Mental Health