New research shows that people with severe mental illness have a higher risk of heart disease. The new study is published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study found that people with serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizophrenia had a higher risk of heart disease.
The report is based on a study of six million American citizens. The report covers a period of 30 years and includes people between the ages of 18 and 75. Of the six million people studied, two percent had severe mental illness. Of these, 70 percent had bipolar disorder, 12 percent had schizophrenia, and 18 percent had schizophrenia.
The study looked at factors that increase the risk of heart disease, such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, body weight and smoking. Young people with any of the most serious mental illnesses are at higher risk for heart disease, the report said. In addition, smoking and body mass index increase the risk of heart disease in people with mental illness compared to other factors. The risk of developing type 1 and type 2 diabetes is twice as high as those without severe mental illness, the report said.
Previous studies have found that people with severe mental illness die 10 to 20 years earlier than others. The main cause of death was heart disease, said Rebecca C, a researcher at the Health Partners Institute at Minnie Police in the US, who led the study. Rose said.