Table 1.
Demographic composition of the analysed samples
| Schizophrenia spectrum | Major depression | Bipolar disorder | Alcohol/substance use disorder | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2011 period [N (%)] | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 259 (41.2) | 119 (60.4) | 134 (53.2) | 31 (26.3) | 543 (45.4) |
| Male | 367 (58.4) | 77 (39.1) | 118 (46.8) | 86 (72.9) | 648 (54.2) |
| Missing | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.8) | 4 (0.3) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–25 | 43 (6.8) | 9 (4.6) | 19 (7.5) | 11 (9.3) | 82 (6.9) |
| 26–40 | 208 (33.1) | 41 (20.8) | 51 (20.2) | 38 (32.2) | 338 (28.3) |
| 41–60 | 237 (37.7) | 68 (34.5) | 107 (42.5) | 38 (32.2) | 450 (37.7) |
| > 60 | 104 (16.6) | 65 (33) | 62 (24.6) | 22 (18.6) | 253 (21.2) |
| Missing | 36 (5.7) | 14 (7.1) | 13 (5.2) | 9 (7.6) | 72 (6.0) |
| Compulsory admission | |||||
| Yes | 67 (10.7) | 18 (9.1) | 19 (7.5) | 9 (7.6) | 113 (9.5) |
| No | 561 (89.3) | 179 (90.9) | 233 (92.5) | 109 (92.4) | 1082 (90.5) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Hospitalization length by weekly admission [mean days (standard deviation)] | |||||
| 13.8 (9.6) | 16.1 (10.4) | 16.0 (11.2) | 12.3 (12.5) | 14.8 (7.6) | |
| 2019–2022 period [N (%)] | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 248 (39.9) | 72 (51.4) | 93 (46.5) | 52 (41.9) | 465 (42.9) |
| Male | 373 (60.1) | 68 (48.6) | 107 (53.5) | 72 (58.1) | 620 (57.1) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–25 | 78 (12.6) | 17 (12.1) | 21 (10.5) | 23 (18.5) | 139 (12.8) |
| 26–40 | 189 (30.4) | 33 (23.6) | 60 (30.0) | 41 (33.1) | 323 (29.8) |
| 41–60 | 256 (41.2) | 62 (44.3) | 76 (38.0) | 44 (35.5) | 438 (40.4) |
| > 60 | 98 (15.8) | 28 (20) | 43 (21.5) | 16 (12.9) | 185 (17.1) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Compulsory admission | |||||
| Yes | 104 (16.8) | 18 (12.9) | 35 (17.5) | 15 (12.1) | 104 (8) |
| No | 398 (64.1) | 93 (66.4) | 115 (57.5) | 61 (49.2) | 398 (64.1) |
| Missing | 119 (19.2) | 29 (20.7) | 50 (25.0) | 48 (38.7) | 119 (19.2) |
| Hospitalization length by weekly admission [mean days (standard deviation)] | |||||
| 14.5 (13.9) | 14.8 (17.1) | 14.3 (11.5) | 12.5 (16.3) | 14.3 (11.1) | |