F96. AGE AND GENDER DETERMINED DIFFERENCES IN THE ONSET OF CHRONIC PHYSICAL MULTIMORBIDITIES AMONG PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA OR DEPRESSION AND THE GENERAL POPULATION

• Published in: Schizophrenia bulletin 2018-04, Vol.44 (suppl_1), p.S257-S257
• Main Authors: Filipčić, Ivona Šimunović, Ivezić, Ena, Milovac, Željko, Kašpar, Ines, Lovko, Sandra Kocijan, Goršić, Lada, Gajšak, Tomislav, Sučić, Strahimir, Sučić, Antonija Slaviček, Grah, Majda, Vukadinović, Nikolina Tunjić, Bajić, Žarko, Braš, Marijana, Filipčić, Igor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abstracts
• ISSN: 0586-7614; 1745-1701
• DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby017.627

Abstract Background The links between schizophrenia (SCH) or major depressive disorder (MDD) and chronic physical multimorbidities (CPM) are well established. Patients diagnosed with these disorders have a higher prevalence of CPM than the general population (GEP). However, our knowledge of age and gender determined differences in the development of CPM between SCH, MDD, and GEP remains fragmented and inconsistent. This exploratory study intended to compare the onset of CPM in female and male SCH and MDD patients, and the general population (GEP). Methods This nested, single-centered, cross-sectional study was performed during 2016 at Psychiatric hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb-Croatia. Data were collected for a consecutive sample of 136 patients diagnosed with SCH, 290 diagnosed with MDD, and 861 participants from the general population of the city of Zagreb and Zagreb County. The primary outcome was the prevalence of CPM. The secondary outcome was the prevalence of CPM in the youngest age group ≤35 years. Results After adjustment for gender and education, the prevalence of CPM was significantly different between patients with SCH or MDD and GEP (p