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Metabolic syndrome may be a particularly important marker of antipsychotic metabolic effects.

Metabolic syndrome may be a particularly important marker of antipsychotic metabolic effects because antipsychotic treatment is associated with all of the following except:

A. Metabolic dyslipidemia (raised triglyceride and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels)
B. Increased blood pressure
C. Abdominal adiposity (increased waist circumference)
D. Dysglycemia (increased glucose)
E. Hyperinsulinemia
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