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Table 4 Stratified pooled standardized mean differences for cardiovascular risk assessment

From: Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with a severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Number of studies

SMD

I 2

(95 % CI)

Diagnosis

   

Depressive disorder

1

0.03 (−0.48, 0.54)

0 %

Schizophrenia

3

0.63 (0.16, 1.09)

94 %

Psychiatric diagnosis

2

0.02 (−0.82, 0.86)

92 %

Criteria for diagnosis

   

NE

1

0.35 (0.24, 0.45)

84 %

DSM IV

5

0.32 (−0.11, 0.75)

94 %

Study design

   

Observational study

5

0.34 (−0.21, 0.88)

94 %

RCT

1

0.35 (0.24, 0.45)

0 %

Outcome

   

CVD total

4

0.40 (−0.44, 1.02)

95 %

CHD

1

0.35 (0.24, 0.45)

0 %

Stroke

1

0.03 (−0.48, 0.54)

0 %

  1. Abbreviations: SMD standardized mean difference, CI confidence interval, NE non-specific, DSM IV statistical manual of mental disorders, RCT randomized controlled trial, CVD cardiovascular disease, CHD coronary heart disease