Obese Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients Have Significantly Higher 10-Year General Cardiovascular Risk and Vascular Ages than Obese Individuals without Severe Mental Illness
Ratliff JC, Palmese LB, Reutenauer EL, Srihari VH, Tek C. Obese Schizophrenia Spectrum Patients Have Significantly Higher 10-Year General Cardiovascular Risk and Vascular Ages than Obese Individuals without Severe Mental Illness. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2012, 54: 67-73. PMID: 22664309, PMCID: PMC3435456, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2012.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mental illnessGeneral CVD riskSchizophrenia spectrum patientsVascular ageCVD riskSpectrum patientsNHANES participantsMetabolic riskMental illnessGeneral cardiovascular riskMean vascular ageSystolic blood pressureCardiovascular disease mortalityPrimary care cliniciansHDL cholesterol levelsNutrition Examination SurveyCVD eventsCardiovascular riskObese controlsObese patientsBlood pressureCare cliniciansHypertension treatmentSmoking statusExamination Survey