Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of the social and clinical characteristics of patients with schizophrenia who use atypical antipsychotics.

Characteristic		HR	95%CI	p value
Sex	Female	1
	Male	1.30	1.27–1.32	<0.001
Age group	18 - 40 years	1
	41 - 59 years	2.63	2.54–2.72	<0.001
	≥ 60 years	17.05	16.52–17.60	<0.001
Region of residence	Other regions	1
	Southeast	1.20	1.17–1.23	<0.001
Atypical antipsychotic	Clozapine	1		<0.001
	Non-clozapine	1.21	1.14–1.29
Hospitalized for cardiovascular disease	No	1
	Yes	1.44	1.40–1.49	<0.001
Hospitalized for pneumonia	No	1
	Yes	2.17	2.11–2.23	<0.001
Hospitalized for lung cancer	No	1
	Yes	1.82	1.58–2.08	<0.001
Hospitalized for any neoplasia	No	1
	Yes	1.29	1.19–1.40	<0.001

SUS, National Health System; HR, Hazard Ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.