Figure 1

Comparison between calculated and “normal” 30-year CVD risk scores (%), stratified by level of need for mental health services, diagnosis of psychotic disorder, sex, ethnicity, access to a family physician and diagnosis of substance dependence. Significant differences were observed between calculated (shaded boxplots) and “normal” (clear boxplots) values for all comparisons (p < 0.001). For each boxplot, the top and bottom whiskers refer to the maximum and minimum values, respectively, while the top, middle and bottom lines of the box referring to the third quartile, median and first quartile, respectively. P-values from comparisons of the calculated CVD risk scores for the two categories within each predictor (shaded boxplots) are shown on the top bar.