Abstract

Objective: QRISK*3 is an updated web-based calculator that estimates 10-year cardiovascular disease risk based on specific clinical parameters. In this study, individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are being monitored in a psychiatric outpatient clinic are analyzed for their ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease.
Methods: The study sample consisted of fifty-eight patients diagnosed with OCD. Sociodemographic characteristics and symptom severity of all participants were recorded. The 10-year cardiovascular disease risk of the participants was calculated with the QRISK*3 model.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 37.21 (SD=10.48). QRISK*3 score of OCD patients was calculated as 3.59±6.38%. There were positive correlations between duration of illness and QRISK*3 and QAGE scores in patients with OCD (r=.389 and r=.571, respectively). Linear regression analysis showed the predictive effects of duration of illness (t=3.663, p

Key words: Cardiovascular disease, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, QRISK*3