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. 2024 Jun 26;12(7):1418. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12071418

Table 1.

General data about the test subjects.

Variable Group Data Statistics; p Value
Total number 155
Sex (n (%)) Male 101 (65.2%)
Female 54 (34.2%)
Age (M ± SD) 41.7 ± 11.9 years
Age by sex
(M ± SD)
Male 39.5 ± 11.4 t = −3.190, p = 0.002
Female 45.7 ± 11.9
PRL level
(M ± SD)
27.41 ± 19.70 ng/mL
PRL level by sex
(M ± SD)
Male 19.33 ± 11.01 t = −6.914, p < 0.001
Female 42.21 ± 23.28
Number of patients by PRL group
(n (%))
Normal PRL 85 (54.8%)
Asymptomatic HPRL 37 (23.9%)
Symptomatic HPRL 33 (21.3%)
PRL level by PRL group (M ± SD) Normal PRL 14.08 ± 6.00 ng/mL F = 142.559; p < 0.001
Asymptomatic HPRL 38.18 ± 11.78 ng/mL
Symptomatic HPRL 53.01 ± 19.97 ng/mL
Age by PRL group (M ± SD) Normal PRL 40.3 ± 11.4 years F = 1.367; p = 0.258
Asymptomatic HPRL 42.6 ± 12.8 years
Symptomatic HPRL 44.1 ± 12.1 years
Number of patients by drug form
(n (%))
Oral risperidone 51 (32.9%)
LAI-R 29 (18.7%)
LAI-Pm 33 (21.3%)
LAI-Pq 42 (27.1%)
Age by drug form
(M ± SD)
Oral risperidone 41.16 ± 1.8 years F = 0.099; p = 0.961
LAI-R 42.25 ± 2.8 years
LAI-Pm 42.18 ± 2.0 years
LAI-Pq 41.38 ± 1.8 years
Duration of therapy
(n (%))
Under 6 months 42 (27.1%)
6–12 months 25 (16.1%)
Over 12 months 88 (56.8%)
Age by duration of therapy
(M ± SD)
Under 6 months 38.26 ± 12.8years F = 6.210; p = 0.003
6–12 months 37.33 ± 11.4years
Over 12 months 44.50 ± 10.9 years

M—mean; SD—standard deviation; PRL—prolactine; HPRL—hyperprolactinemia; LAI-R—long-acting injections of risperidone; LAI-Pm—long-acting injections of paliperidone monthly; LAI-Pq—long-acting injections of paliperidone quarterly.