Table 1. Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of patients included in the study.
p - values for t-test are provided for differences between the two groups.
1 Results are presented as means (± standard deviation), statistics – as t and p (t-test)
2 Results are presented as n (%), statistics – as χ2 and p
| Value/Groups | Continuous schizophrenia(n=16) | Episodic schizophrenia(n=20) | Control (n=30) | Statistics |
| Age on the date of assessment 1 | 28.6 ± 6.8 | 27.6 ± 7.2 | 27.1 ± 1.6 | t=-0.424; p=0.674 |
| Gender distribution | ||||
| Male 2 | 14 (88) | 9 (45) | 13 (43) | χ2=9.264; p=0.01 |
| Female 2 | 2 (13) | 11 (55) | 17 (57) | |
| Family | ||||
| Married 2 | 2 (13) | 3 (15) | 13 (43) | χ2=8.277; p= 0.082 |
| Divorced 2 | 1 (6) | 1 (5) | - | |
| Never married 2 | 13 (81) | 16 (80) | 17 (57) | |
| Education | ||||
| Lower secondary 2 | 1 (6) | 3 (15) | - | χ2=29.597; p<0.001 |
| Secondary 2 | 2 (13) | 3 (15) | - | |
| Specialized secondary 2 | 4 (25) | 1 (5) | - | |
| Incomplete higher 2 | 6 (38) | 4 (20) | 4 (13) | |
| Higher 2 | 3 (19) | 9 (45) | 26 (87) | |
| Duration of education in years 1 | 13.9 ± 1.5 | 13.6 ± 2.5 | 16.6 ± 1.0 | t=-0.422; p=0.675 |
| Labor status | ||||
| Student 2 | 2 (13) | 5 (25) | 9 (30) | χ2=29.545; p<0.001 |
| Employed 2 | 2 (13) | 7 (35) | 19 (63) | |
| Unemployed, pre-retirement 2 | 5 (31) | 7 (35) | - | |
| Disabled, absolute (%) | 7 (44) | 1 (5) | 2 (7) | |
| Age of prodromal symptoms onset 1 | 15.3 ± 3.8 | 20 ± 5.9 | - | t=2.758; p=0.009 |
| Age of manifest 1 | 19.2 ± 5.2 | 25 ± 6.3 | - | t=2.961; p=0.006 |
| Age of first apply for medical help 1 | 19.2 ± 4 | 25.7 ± 7 | - | t=3.302; p=0.002 |
| Age of first hospitalisation 1 | 19.3 ± 4.1 | 25.7 ± 6.9 | - | t=3.271; p=0.003 |
| Duration of illness from the prodromal symptoms 1 | 13.3 ± 6.2 | 7.7 ± 4 | - | t=-3.281; p=0.002 |
| Duration of illness from the manifest 1 | 9.4 ± 6.3 | 2.7 ± 3.2 | - | t=-4.144; p<0.001 |