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Table 2 Baseline cardiovascular risk factors and access to care measures, 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 in a sample of participants from the Toronto site of the At Home/Chez Soi study

From: Cardiovascular risk factors and 30-year cardiovascular risk in homeless adults with mental illness

 

Need level

Diagnosis of psychosisc

Sex

Ethnicityd

Has access to family physiciane

Diagnosis of substance dependencec

 

Moderate

High

Yes

No

Male

Female

Ethno-racial

Non ethno-racial

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

(N=243)

(N=109)

(N=134)

(N=218)

(N=250)

(N=102)

(N=217)

(N=119)

(N=227)

(N=122)

(N=128)

(N=224)

Self-reported variables b

            

Hypertension

45 (18.5)

12 (11.0)

15 (11.2)

42 (19.3)*

41 (16.4)

16 (15.7)

33 (15.2)

18 (15.1)

45 (19.8)

12 (9.8)*

20 (15.6)

37 (16.5)

Diabetes

17 (7.0)

10 (9.2)

8 (6.0)

19 (8.7)

23 (9.2)

≤5 (≤5.0)

19 (8.8)

6 (5.0)

18 (7.9)

9 (7.4)

8 (6.3)

19 (8.5)

Smoking

            

Daily/Occasionally

162 (66.7)

83 (76.1)

96 (71.6)

149 (68.3)

192 (76.8)

53 (52.0)***

138 (63.6)

95 (79.8)**

155 (68.3)

88 (72.1)

118 (92.2)

127 (56.7)***

Never

81 (33.3)

26 (23.9)

38 (28.4)

69 (31.7)

58 (23.2)

49 (48.0)

79 (36.4)

24 (20.2)

72 (31.7)

34 (27.9)

10 (7.8)

97 (43.3)

Any Alcohol Use

107 (44.0)

61 (56.0)*

54 (40.3)

114 (52.3)*

124 (49.6)

44 (43.1)

83 (38.2)

71 (59.7)***

107 (47.1)

58 (47.5)

88 (68.8)

80 (35.7)***

Any Cocaine Usef

44 (18.1)

26 (23.9)

21 (15.7)

49 (22.5)

49 (19.6)

21 (20.6)

28 (12.9)

36 (30.3)***

47 (20.7)

22 (18.0)

54 (42.2)

16 (7.1) ***

Marijuana Use

83 (34.3)

42 (38.5)

43 (32.1)

82 (37.8)

98 (39.2)

27 (26.7)*

70 (32.4)

46 (38.7)

79 (35.0)

44 (36.1)

84 (65.6)

41 (18.4)***

Perceived stress scale, Total scores, mean (SD)

22.8 (7.97)

19.8 (9.24)**

18.9 (7.95)

23.7 (8.22)***

21.9 (8.49)

22.1 (8.36)

21.5 (8.22)

22.9 (9.06)

22.5 (8.34)

20.7 (8.47)

24.0 (7.05)

20.8 (8.96)**

Measured variables g

            

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4 ± 6.20

26.5 ± 5.32

26.5 ± 5.65

26.5 ± 6.11

25.6 ± 4.73

28.5 ± 7.81**

26.7 ± 6.06

25.5 ± 5.06

26.8 ± 6.20

25.8 ± 5.38

26.0 ± 5.40

26.7 ± 6.21

Waist circumference, mean (SD), cm

91.9 ± 14.4

94.4 ± 14.6

92.9 ± 14.4

92.5 ± 14.6

92.9 ± 13.4

92.0 ± 17.0

92.3 ± 14.1

92.0 ± 14.8

93.2 ± 15.1

91.8 ± 13.3

92.5 ± 14.4

92.7 ± 14.6

Waist to hip ratio, mean (SD), cm

0.92 ± 0.07

0.94 ± 0.06*

0.93 ± 0.06

0.92 ± 0.07

0.94 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.06***

0.92 ± 0.07

0.92 ± 0.07

0.93 ± 0.07

0.92 ± 0.07

0.93 ± 0.07

0.92 ± 0.07

Blood Pressureh

            

Systolic, mean (SD), mmHg

121.7 ± 17.8

120.4 ± 16.8

120.1 ± 17.9

122.1 ± 17.2

121.8 ± 16.6

120.1 ± 19.6

120.8 ± 17.6

121.6 ± 18.0

122.1 ± 18.8

119.8 ± 15.0

120.9 ± 18.4

121.5 ± 17.0

Diastolic, mean (SD), mmHg

80.0 ± 12.2

79.9 ± 11.0

79.6 ± 12.7

80.2 ± 11.3

79.1 ± 11.2

82.0 ± 13.0

80.0 ± 12.4

79.4 ± 10.7

80.3 ± 12.2

79.31 ± 11.1

78.5 ± 10.5

80.8 ± 12.4

JNC7 Hypertension Categories i

            

Normal/Prehypertension

185 (76.1)

84 (77.1)

102 (76.1)

167 (76.6)

199 (79.6)

70 (68.6)*

166 (76.5)

94 (79.0)

174 (76.7)

93 (76.2)

105 (82.0)

164 (73.2)

Hypertension I/II

58 (23.9)

25 (22.9)

32 (23.9)

51 (23.4)

51 (20.4)

32 (31.4)

51 (23.5)

25 (21.0)

53 (23.3)

29 (23.8)

23 (18.0)

60 (26.8)

  1. *< 0.05; **< 0.01; ***< 0.001; P values represent group differences using T-tests, Fisher’s and chi-square test, as appropriate.
  2. aUnless indicated, values correspond to N (%).
  3. bVariables with missing values: Any Cocaine Use (N = 1).
  4. cPresence of Psychotic Disorder and Substance Dependence were assessed by the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview at study entry.
  5. d1 participant was excluded from this participant because they did not self-identify as either ethno-racial or non-ethnoracial.
  6. e“No access” means the participant had need of healthcare but did not have access to healthcare.
  7. fAny cocaine use includes both crack and cocaine use in the last 30 days.
  8. gMeasured variables with missing values: Waist Circumference (N = 9) and Waist-to-Hip (N = 9). All other variables had no missing values.
  9. hIncludes individuals who self-reported having hypertension.
  10. iBased on measured hypertension, employing the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure [37].