Table 1 Sociodemographic, Lifestyle and Metabolic Characteristics of Participants from the Survey of High Impact Psychosis
From: Cardiovascular disease lifestyle risk factors in people with psychosis: a cross-sectional study
|  |  | N = 1825 (N %) M (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 1087 (59.6%) |
Female | 738 (40.4%) | |
Age | Mean | 38.36 (11.16) |
Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander descent | No | 1735 (95.1%) |
Yes | 90 (4.9%) | |
Marital Status | Single/ Never Married | 1117 (61.2%) |
Married/ De facto | 312 (17.1%) | |
Separated/ Divorced | 376 (20.6%) | |
Widowed | 20 (1.1%) | |
Diagnosis | Schizophrenia | 857 (47.0%) |
Schizoaffective | 293 (16.1%) | |
Bipolar, mania | 319 (17.5%) | |
Depressive psychosis | 81 (4.4%) | |
Delusional disorders and other non-organic psychosis | 92 (5.0%) | |
Severe depression disorder | 158 (8.7%) | |
Screen-positive for psychosis but did not meet full criteria for ICD-10 psychosis | 25 (1.4%) | |
Government pension, allowance or benefit as the main source of income | No | 254 (13.9%) |
Yes | 1551 (85.0%) | |
Highest qualification attained | Left school no qualifications | 615 (33.7%) |
Secondary school qualification/leaving certificate | 304 (16.7%) | |
Tertiary Certificate | 739 (40.5%) | |
Bachelor’s Degree | 92 (5.0%) | |
Postgraduate Qualifications | 28 (1.5%) | |
Other | 32 (1.8%) | |
Missing | 15 (0.8%) | |
Income per Fortnight | Less than $300 per fortnight | 58 (3.2%) |
Between $300 - $499 per fortnight | 209 (11.5%) | |
Between $500 - $799 per fortnight | 1080 (59.2%) | |
Between $800 - $1000 per fortnight | 232 (12.7%) | |
More than $1000 per fortnight | 139 (7.6%) | |
Missing | 107 (5.9%) | |
Vegetables consumed (no of serves per day in the last 4 weeks) | Met recommendations (≥4–5 serves/day) | 206 (11.3%) |
Did not meet recommendations (≤0–3 serves/day) | 1602 (87.8%) | |
Missing | 17 (0.9%) | |
Fruit consumed (no of serves per day in the last 4 weeks) | Met recommendations (≥2–3 serves/ day) | 511 (28.0%) |
Did not meet recommendations (≤1 serve/ day) | 1297 (71.1%) | |
Missing | 17 (0.9%) | |
HDL-C level | Mean | 1.18 (0.42) |
Met target > 1 mmol/L | 966 (52.9%) | |
Did not meet target ≤1 mmol/L | 411 (22.5%) | |
Missing | 448 (24.5%) | |
LDL-C level | Mean | 3.13 (1.29) |
Met target < 2.5 mmol/L | 326 (20.6%) | |
Did not meet target ≥2.5 mmol/L | 923 (50.6%) | |
Missing | 526 (28.8%) | |
Total Cholesterol | Mean | 5.09 (1.19) |
Met target < 4 mmol/L | 209 (11.5%) | |
Did not meet target ≥4 mmol/L | 1182 (64.8%) | |
Missing | 434 (23.8%) | |
Dyslipidaemia | Not Dyslipidemic | 92 (5.0%) |
Dyslipidemic | 1290 (70.7%) | |
Missing | 443 (24.3%) | |
Fasting plasma glucose | Mean | 5.4 (1.21) |
Not hyperglycaemic (< 5.6 mmol/L) | 990 (54.2%) | |
Hyperglycaemic (≥5.6 mmol/L) | 397 (21.8%) | |
Missing | 438 (24.0%) | |
Systolic blood pressure | Not hypertensive (< 140 mmHg) | 1520 (83.3%) |
Hypertensive (≥140 mmHg) | 246 (13.5%) | |
Missing | 59 (3.2%) | |
Diastolic blood pressure | Not hypertensive (< 90 mmHg) | 1273 (69.8%) |
Hypertension (≥90 mmHg) | 493 (27.0%) | |
Missing | 59 (3.2%) | |
Total Hypertensive | Not hypertensive (systolic < 140 mmHg or diastolic < 90 mmHg) | 1207 (66.1%) |
Hypertensive (systolic ≥140 mmHg or diastolic ≥90 mmHg) | 559 (30.6%) | |
Missing | 59 (3.2%) | |
Smoking- Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence | Does not smoke | 661 (36.2%) |
Low dependence | 74 (4.1%) | |
Low to moderate dependence | 187 (10.2%) | |
Moderate dependence | 576 (31.6%) | |
High dependence | 327 (17.9%) | |
Time in min spent engaging in vigorous physical activity/ week | Mean | 150.0 (354.3) |
Time in min spent engaging in moderate physical activity/ week | Mean | 120.0 (383.6) |