A 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Patients with Severe Mental Illness at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Southwestern Uganda

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants ().

Characteristic	No. of participants ()	Percentage () %
Age category
40-60	111	88.80
60-74	14	11.20
Sex
Male	50	40.00
Female	75	60.00
Weight, kg ()		NA
Height, m ()		NA
Marital status
Single	15	12.00
Married/living with partner	65	52.00
Divorced/separated/died	45	36.00
Education level
Never attended	20	16.00
≤secondary	77	61.60
Tertiary/university	28	22.40
Employment
Unemployed	18	14.40
Employed	107	85.60
Area of residence
Rural	103	82.40
Urban	22	17.60
Mental illness
Bipolar disorder	75	60.00
Schizophrenia	33	26.40
Depression	17	13.60
Antipsychotic medication, yes	100	80.00
Antipsychotic class ()
Typical	91	91.00
Atypical	09	09.00
Mood stabilizer (yes)	58	46.40
Antidepressant (yes)	30	24.00
Duration of mental illness (years)
<5	45	36.00
5-10	23	18.40
>10	57	45.60
Duration of psychotropic medication (years)
<5	52	41.60
5-10	48	38.40
>10	25	20.00