Table 1.

Prevalence and relative risk estimates of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with SMI compared with the general population³⁴

Risk factor	Schizophrenia	Bipolar disorder
Obesity	45%–55%, RR: 1.5–2	21%–49%, RR: 1–2
Smoking	50%–80%, RR: 2–3	54%–68%, RR: 2–3
Diabetes	10%–15%, RR: 2	8%–17%, RR: 1.5–2
Hypertension	19%–58%, RR: 2–3	35%–61%, RR: 2–3
Dyslipidaemia	25%–69%, RR: ≤ 5	23%–38%, RR: ≤ 3
Metabolic syndrome	37%–63%, RR: 2–3	30%–49%, RR: 1.5–2

RR, relative risk; SMI, severe mental illness.