Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.
| Deceased patients (n = 44) | Living patients (n = 206) | Test statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 28 males (63.6 %) | 126 males (61.2 %) | 0.94 |
| 16 females (36.4 %) | 80 females (38.8 %) | ||
| Age | 46.6 (8.3) min-max 27–61 | 43.9 (9.8) min-max 27–64 | 1.84 |
| Highest level of education (missing data n = 2) | 14.45⁎⁎ | ||
| Elementary school | 26 (61.9 %) | 66 (32.0 %) | |
| Senior high school | 12 (28.6 %) | 101 (49.0 %) | |
| College level | 4 (9.5 %) | 38 (18.4 %) | |
| Marital status (missing data n = 3) | 0.53 | ||
| Single (never married) | 26 (60.5 %) | 122 (59.5 %) | |
| Married/partnered | 8 (18.6 %) | 47 (22.9 %) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 9 (20.9 %) | 36 (17.6 %) | |
| Duration of illness in years | 22.0 (9.9) | 18.8 (10.2) | 1.96 |
| In remission (missing data n = 3) | 16 (36.4 %) | 86 (42.4 %) | 0.54 |
| PANSS | |||
| Positive | 11.4 (3.9) | 12.4 (5.1) | −0.82 |
| Negative | 17.3 (5.1) | 15.9 (5.2) | 1.65 |
| General | 32.4 (6.7) | 30.8 (6.8) | 1.61 |
| GAF | |||
| Symptom | 47.6 (7.9) | 48.2 (8.8) | −0.09 |
| Function | 49.2 (7.5) | 50.9 (8.8) | −1.38 |
Age, duration of illness, PANSS, and GAF in mean (SD). Some of the percentages do not add up to 100, as there are missing data for a small number of participants. Test statistics: Mann-Whitney U test or Pearson's Chi square-test.
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p < .01.