Elevated pulse pressure and its associations with demographic and clinical parameters in a clinically representative sample of outpatients with psychotic disorders.

ABSTRACT: Elevated pulse pressure is associated with metabolic and neurocognitive diseases. Preliminary small-scale studies among patients with psychotic disorders have indicated that these patients had an increased pulse pressure compared with controls. However, it is unclear whether and how these associations are manifested among larger heterogenous samples of patients with psychotic disorders. We examined elevated pulse pressure and its associations with demographic and clinical characteristics in a clinically representative sample of outpatients with psychotic disorders (n = 1289). In a subsample (n = 343), we also examined associations with six domains of functioning. Controlling for age and cardiovascular disease, body mass index (BMI) and employment status independently predicted the odds rat

SUBMITTER: Holmberg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9059612 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature