From: Recording of cardiovascular risk factors by general practitioners in patients with schizophrenia
Sociodemographic characteristics | Patients N (%) |
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Gender | |
Male | 327 (66.3%) |
Female | 167 (33.8%) |
Age | |
15–44 | 265 (53.6%) |
45–64 | 205 (41.5%) |
> 65 | 24 (4.9%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 349 (70.6%) |
Married/civil partnership/cohabiting | 90 (18.2%) |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 55 (11.1%) |
Educational level | |
No formal education and/or illiterate | 81 (16.4%) |
Primary school | 237 (48%) |
Secondary school | 126 (25.5%) |
Higher education (bachelor’s degree) | 50 (10.1%) |
Living arrangements | |
Alone | 54 (10.9%) |
With parents/other relatives or friends | 281 (56.9%) |
Own family | 102 (20.6%) |
Sheltered accommodation | 52 (10.5%) |
Homeless | 5 (1.0%) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 76 (15.4%) |
Unemployed | 85 (17.2%) |
Student | 29 (5.9%) |
Carer or househusband/housewife | 30 (6.1%) |
Receiving welfare benefits | 212 (42.9%) |
Temporary work disability | 62 (12.6%) |
Type of living area | |
Urban | 430 (87.1%) |
Rural | 64 (12.9%) |
Living within a socioeconomically deprived area | |
No | 437 (88.5%) |
Yes | 57 (11.5%) |
Clinical characteristics | |
ICD-10 clinical diagnosis | |
F20 Schizophrenia | 346 (70%) |
F22 Persistent delusional disorders | 53 (10.7%) |
F23 Acute and transient psychotic disorders | 46 (7.3%) |
F25 Schizoaffective disorders | 36 (9.3%) |
F21, F24, F28, F29 Schizotypal disorder, Induced delusional disorder, other non-organic psychotic disorders and unspecified non-organic psychosis | 13 (2.6%) |
Global level of severity | |
Level I (low severity) | 157 (31.8%) |
Level II | 189 (38.2%) |
Level III (high severity) (Missing data:63) | 85 (17.2%) |
Total | 494 (100%) |