Cardiovascular Risk Factors for People with Mental Illness

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Davidson ◽  
Fiona Judd ◽  
Damien Jolley ◽  
Barbara Hocking ◽  
Sandra Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Health Clinic

Objective: The objective of this study was to document the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among people with chronic mental illness. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted of 234 outpatients attending a community mental health clinic in the North-western Health Care Network in Melbourne, Australia. Prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, hypertension, salt intake, exercise and history of hypercholesterolemia was assessed. Results: Compared with a community sample, the mentally ill had a higher prevalence of smoking, overweight and obesity, lack of moderate exercise, harmful levels of alcohol consumption and salt intake. No differences were found on hypertension. Men, but not women, with mental illness were less likely to undertake cholesterol screening. Conclusions: Psychiatric outpatients have a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors which may account for the higher rate of cardiovascular mortality among the mentally ill. Further research is needed to trial and evaluate interventions to effectively modify risk factors in this vulnerable population.

Association of cardiovascular risk factors with markers of endothelial dysfunction in middle-aged men and women

2006 ◽  
Vol 95 (01) ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Thorand ◽  
Jens Baumert ◽  
Angela Döring ◽  
Andrea Schneider ◽  
Lloyd Chambless ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Endothelial Dysfunction ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Moderate Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Men And Women

SummaryEndothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. However, the causes underlying endothelial dysfunction are not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate associations of cardiovascular risk factors with soluble adhesion molecules (sE-Selectin, sICAM-1), soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) and von Willebrand factor (vWF) as markers of endothelial dysfunction. The study population consisted of a subcohort of 2,168 men and women aged 35 to 74 years randomly drawn from three cross-sectional population-based MONICA/ KORA Augsburg surveys conducted between 1984 and 1995. In multivariable linear regression analysis, current smoking, high (versus moderate) alcohol consumption, ratio of total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol (TC/HDL-C) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were significantly associated with elevated levels of sEselectin and sICAM-1. Increased levels of sE-selectin were also found in subjects with actual hypertension, high body mass index and prevalent diabetes mellitus. In addition, low physical activity and no (versus moderate) alcohol consumption were significantly associated with elevated concentrations of sICAM-1. Levels of sTM were higher in subjects with actual hypertension, no or high amounts of alcohol intake and a high ratio of TC/ HDL-C, but were lower in subjects witha history of myocardial infarction. VWF was significantly associated with CRP only. In conclusion, sE-selectin and sICAM-1 are more strongly associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors than sTM and vWF.

scholarly journals Association of tobacco and alcohol consumption with cardiovascular risk factors among elderly population in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 5242
Author(s):  
Umesh Kapil ◽  
Aakriti Gupta ◽  
Ravi Belwal ◽  
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan ◽  
Preetika Khenduja
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Elderly Population

scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Morbidly Obese Individuals

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ali ◽  
Imaduddin Mirza ◽  
Chandra Hassan ◽  
Mario Masrur ◽  
Francesco Bianco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Morbidly Obese

scholarly journals Surveillance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fifth Military Sector Health Center, Ngaoundéré, Cameroon: Observational Study

10.2196/18567 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. e18567
Author(s):  
Williams Bell Ngan ◽  
Lawrence Essama Eno Belinga ◽  
Alain Serges Patrick Essam Nlo'o ◽  
Frederic Roche ◽  
Luc Goethals ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Health Center ◽  
World Health ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
The Military

Background Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death worldwide. They were responsible for 40 million of the 57 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2016. In Cameroon, epidemiological studies have been devoted to NCDs and their risk factors. However, none provides specific information on their extent or the distribution of their risk factors within the Cameroonian defense forces. Objective The objective of our study was to assess the cardiovascular risk of a Cameroonian military population compared with that of its neighboring civilian population. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study that involved subjects aged 18 to 58 years, recruited from October 2017 to November 2018 at the Fifth Military Sector Health Center in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. Data collection and assessment were done according to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s STEPS manual for surveillance of risk factors for chronic NCDs and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Five cardiovascular risk factors were assessed: smoking, harmful alcohol consumption, obesity/overweight, hypertension, and diabetes. The risk was considered high in subjects with 3 or more of the factors. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were carried out according to their indications. Results Our study sample of 566 participants included 295 soldiers and 271 civilians of the same age group (median age 32 years versus 33 years, respectively; P=.57). The military sample consisted of 31 officers and 264 noncommissioned officers (NCOs). Soldiers were more exposed to behavioral risk factors than civilians, with a prevalence of smoking of 13.9% versus 4.4% (P<.001) and excessive alcohol consumption of 61.7% versus 14.8% (P<.001). They also presented with a higher cardiovascular risk than civilians (odds ratio 2.7, 95% CI 1.50-4.81; P<.001), and among the military participants, the cardiovascular risk was higher for officers than for NCOs (51.6% versus 14.0%, respectively; P<.001). Conclusions Cameroonian soldiers are particularly exposed to cardiovascular behavioral risk factors and consequently are at higher risk of NCDs. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04315441; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04315441

scholarly journals Screening for cardiovascular risk factors in adults with serious mental illness: a review of the evidence

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia B Baller ◽  
Emma E McGinty ◽  
Susan T Azrin ◽  
Denise Juliano-Bult ◽  
Gail L Daumit
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Serious Mental Illness

Pharmacologic and Behavioral Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults With Serious Mental Illness

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (05) ◽  
pp. e424-e440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Gierisch ◽  
Jason A. Nieuwsma ◽  
Daniel W. Bradford ◽  
Christine M. Wilder ◽  
Monica C. Mann-Wrobel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Behavioral Interventions

scholarly journals Improving physical health monitoring in secondary care for patients on clozapine

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp J. Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Treatment As Usual ◽  
Abnormal Results

Aims and methodTo assess how well psychiatric teams follow up abnormal results from physical health monitoring of patients in a secondary care clozapine clinic compared with follow-up in a specialist secondary care physical health clinic, using an audit/re-audit method of comparison. Prevalence data for cardiovascular risk factors within the clinic population were also obtained.ResultsSubstantial and statistically significant (P < 0.01) improvements in follow-up of abnormal results were made following the introduction of a specialist clinic compared with treatment as usual. Prevalence of all cardiovascular risk factors among the patients on clozapine was very high compared with the general population.Clinical implicationsPatients on clozapine have significant and multiple cardiovascular risk factors, which may be best managed within a specialist secondary care physical health clinic that can follow up abnormal results and coordinate care across primary and secondary care.

scholarly journals Alcohol consumption and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors in British women.

BMJ ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 304 (6819) ◽  
pp. 80-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Razay ◽  
K. W. Heaton ◽  
C. H. Bolton ◽  
A. O. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
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