Incidence of ischaemic heart disease and stroke among people with psychiatric disorders: retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychiatric disorders are associated with increased risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, but it is not known whether the associations or the role of sociodemographic factors have changed over time.

Aims

To investigate the association between psychiatric disorders and IHD and stroke, by time period and sociodemographic factors.

Method

We used Scottish population-based records from 1991 to 2015 to create retrospective cohorts with a hospital record for psychiatric disorders of interest (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or depression) or no record of hospital admission for mental illness. We estimated incidence and relative risks of IHD and stroke in people with versus without psychiatric disorders by calendar year, age, gender and area-based depri

SUBMITTER: Jackson CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7511900 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature