Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the number of cardiovascular risk factors recorded in patients with schizophrenia and related disorders (N = 494)
From: Recording of cardiovascular risk factors by general practitioners in patients with schizophrenia
W Wilconxon | Estimate | Standar error | t value | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 30202.5 | 0.028 | |||
Male | |||||
Female | |||||
Age | 0.024 | 0.004 | 6.757 | p < 0.001 | |
Marital status | |||||
Single | Reference | ||||
Married/Civil partnership/Cohabiting | 0.339 | 0.111 | 3.055 | 0.002 | |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 0.250 | 0.136 | 1.836 | 0.067 | |
Educational level | |||||
No formal education and/or illiterate | Reference | ||||
Primary school | − 0.114 | 0.121 | − 0.945 | 0.345 | |
Secondary school | − 0.307 | 0.134 | − 2.291 | 0.022 | |
Higher education (Bachelor’s degree) | − 0.415 | 0.169 | − 2.452 | 0.015 | |
Living arrangements | |||||
Homeless | Reference | ||||
Alone | 0.522 | 0.439 | 1.189 | 0.235 | |
With parents / other relatives or friends | 0.330 | 0.424 | 0.779 | 0.436 | |
Own family | 0.643 | 0.430 | 1.494 | 0.136 | |
Sheltered accommodation | 0.588 | 0.440 | 1.337 | 0.182 | |
Employment status | |||||
Receiving welfare benefits | Reference | ||||
Employed | − 0.358 | 0.124 | − 2.889 | 0.004 | |
Unemployed | − 0.421 | 0.124 | − 3.541 | p < 0.001 | |
Student | − 0.465 | 0.183 | − 2.537 | 0.012 | |
Carer or househusband/housewife | 0.122 | 0.181 | 0.678 | 0.498 | |
Temporary work disability | − 0.457 | 0.134 | − 3.421 | p < 0.001 | |
Type of area | 16388.5 | 0.005 | |||
Urban | |||||
Rural | |||||
Living within a socioeconomically deprived area | 10690 | 0.048 | |||
Yes | |||||
No | |||||
ICD-10 clinical diagnosis | |||||
F20 schizophrenia | Reference | ||||
F21, F24, F28, F29 schizotypal disorder, induced delusional disorder, other non-organic psychotic disorders and unspecified non-organic psychosis | − 0.274 | 0.268 | − 1.024 | 0.306 | |
F22 persistent delusional disorders | − 0.036 | 0.140 | − 0.260 | 0.795 | |
F23 acute and transient psychotic disorders | − 0.159 | 0.149 | − 1.068 | 0.286 | |
F25 schizoaffective disorders | 0.091 | 0.166 | 0.548 | 0.584 | |
Global level of severity | |||||
Level III (high severity) | Reference | ||||
Level II | 0.183 | 0.126 | 1.455 | 0.147 | |
Level I (low severity) | 0.283 | 0.130 | 2.180 | 0.030 | |
Number of visits to primary care centre | 0.015 | 0.002 | 8.129 | p < 0.001 | |
Number of visits to general practitioner | 0.026 | 0.003 | 8.140 | p < 0.001 | |
Number of visits to nurse | 0.013 | 0.003 | 4.660 | p < 0.001 | |