Lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in a Swedish primary care population with self-reported psychiatric symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals with psychiatric illness suffer from poorer physical health compared with the general population and have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This cross-sectional study aims to describe the prevalence of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors and the association with self-reported psychiatric symptoms in a population of 40-year-old individuals screened with targeted Health Dialogues in southern Sweden.

Methods

All 40-year-old individuals registered at 99 primary healthcare centers in southern Sweden were invited to participate. Self-reported lifestyle habits on a web questionnaire, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, and blood tests were collected. The Health Dialogue resulted in a risk level assessment for dif

SUBMITTER: Milos Nymberg V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10761795 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature