Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and CVD prevalence by severe mental illness (SMI) status
| Non-SMI (N = 270 669), n (%) | SMI (N = 4056), n (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexa | <0.001b | ||
| Female | 137 353 (50.8) | 1797 (44.3) | |
| Male | 133 315 (49.3) | 2259 (55.7) | |
|
| |||
| Age group, years | <0.001b | ||
| 16–24 | 32 776 (12.1) | 162 (4.0) | |
| 25–34 | 88 062 (32.5) | 678 (32.5) | |
| 35–44 | 59 279 (21.9) | 907 (22.4) | |
| 45–54 | 42 839 (15.8) | 1095 (27.0) | |
| 55–64 | 23 734 (8.8) | 624 (15.4) | |
| 65–74 | 14 035 (5.2) | 347 (8.6) | |
| ≥75 | 9944 (3.7) | 243 (6.0) | |
|
| |||
| Ethnic group | <0.001b | ||
| British/mixed | 78 332 (35.0) | 1124 (31.6) | |
| Irish | 5253 (2.4) | 104 (2.9) | |
| Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/mixed | 16 042 (7.2) | 219 (6.2) | |
| Caribbean/mixed | 21 401 (9.6) | 840 (23.7) | |
| African/mixed | 27 286 (12.2) | 545 (15.3) | |
| Chinese/other | 10 871 (4.9) | 90 (2.5) | |
| Other white | 54 080 (24.2) | 373 (10.5) | |
| Other black | 6262 (2.8) | 188 (5.3) | |
| Other mixed | 4254 (1.9) | 69 (1.9) | |
|
| |||
| Deprivation quintile | <0.001b | ||
| 1 Most deprived | 47 162 (18.1) | 1004 (25.0) | |
| 2 | 54 656 (21.0) | 918 (22.9) | |
| 3 | 54 342 (20.9) | 836 (20.8) | |
| 4 | 57 149 (22.0) | 713 (17.8) | |
| 5 Least deprived | 47 054 (18.1) | 543 (13.5) | |
|
| |||
| Consultations | |||
| Mean (SD) | 4.7 (4.3) | 9.4 (8.0) | |
| Median/below | 123 501 (53.1) | 813 (20.9) | <0.001b |
| Above median | 109 286 (47.0) | 3074 (79.1) | |
|
| |||
| Cardiovascular diseases | |||
| Hypertension | 28 010 (10.4) | 762 (18.8) | <0.001b |
| Coronary heart disease | 4109 (1.5) | 97 (2.4) | <0.001b |
| Heart failure | 1259 (0.5) | 45 (1.1) | <0.001b |
| Stroke/transient ischaemic attack | 2544 (0.9) | 100 (2.5) | <0.001b |
SD = standard deviation. SMI = severe mental illness. Patients with SMI are those known to both primary and secondary care, patients without SMI are those known only to primary care and not registered with a SMI. ‘Consultations’ refers to mean number of GP and nurse telephone, face-to-face and home primary care consultations per calendar year between 2010 and 2013.
a
One patient recorded as sex ‘unknown’.
b
P <0.001.