Heart disease, schizophrenia, and affective psychoses: epidemiology of risk in primary care.
A retrospective cohort design was used to study risk factors and cardiovascular end points among adults, with and without psychoses, receiving primary care. Earlier onset of risk factors and heart disease was noted among individuals with schizophrenia compared to those with affective psychoses and no disabilities. Patients with schizophrenia had increased relative risk for obesity, congestive heart failure, dementia, depression and death, while patients with affective psychoses had increased risk for dementia and diabetes.
McDermott
Suzanne
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, USA. Suzanne.mcdermott@palmettohealth.org
Moran
Robert
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Platt
Tan
T
Isaac
Terri
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Wood
Hope
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Dasari
Srikanth
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D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D005194:Family Practice / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*