title: [Cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular risk and quality of life in patients with a severe mental disorder].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF), level of cardiovascular risk (CVR) and to analyse the relationship between CVR and quality of life in patients with severe mental illness (SMI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mental Health Service, Consorci Hospitalari de Vic (Barcelona).
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients over 18 years diagnosed with SMI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was collected on, socio-demographic variables, toxic habits, previous pathologies, family history of premature cardiovascular disease, psychiatric diagnoses, physical parameters and laboratory findings. The CVR was determined by the SCORE and REGICOR scales. Quality of life was measured by Euro-QoL and Seville Questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 137 patients with SMI were included; 64.9% female, and a mean age 51.1 years (SD 12.9). Major CVRF distribution: 40.1% smoking, 37.9% hypertension, 56.2% dyslipidemia, and 11.1% diabetes. The criteria for obesity and metabolic syndrome were met by 37.9% and 48.4% of the patients, respectively. The average major CVRF was 1.5 factors. The CVR was high in 4.6% of the sample by SCORE and in 5.4% by REGICOR. Neither the patients who accumulated more CVRF or those with high CVR scores showed a worse quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most prevalent CVRF in patients with SMI are smoking and dyslipidemia, with a prevalence that exceeded population-based studies. The subgroup of depressive disorders showed a higher CVR and worse quality of life. No relationships were found between the CVR and the quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Salud Mental, Consorci Hospitalari de Vic, Barcelona, España. 42292qfb@comb.cat
authors.forename: Quintí
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Foguet Boreu
authors.forename: Pere
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roura Poch
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bullón Chia
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mauri Martin
authors.forename: Núria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gordo Serra
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cecília Costa
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index