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Table 2 Completeness of CVR screening for patients with SMI/AP and for subgroups with comorbid DM or CVD

From: Cardiovascular risk screening of patients with serious mental illness or use of antipsychotics in family practice

Indication for CVR assessment Insufficient Moderatea Adequateb Odds ratio(95% CI)c
SMI/AP-only group (n = 1383) 90.2 (1247) 1.4 (19) 8.5 (117) Reference group
SMI/AP + DM group (n = 206) 29.6 (61) 1.9 (4) 68.4 (141) 21.8(15.4–30.8)
SMI/AP + CVD group (n = 116) 68.1 (79) 5.2 (6) 26.7 (31) 4.3(2.8–6.6)
  1. Values are shown in %(n) unless otherwise noted
  2. CVR Cardiovascular Risk, CI Confidence Interval, SMI Serious Mental Illness, AP Antipsychotics, DM Diabetes Mellitus, CVD Cardiovascular Disease
  3. a BMI, smoking status and blood pressure were all recorded
  4. b BMI, smoking status, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol/HDL ratio were all recorded
  5. c OR for an adequate & moderate screening rate
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