Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with schizophrenia, Ethiopia (N = 271).
*CBHI and free; **Catholic, no religion
CBHI: Community-based health insurance; IQR: Interquartile range; MetS: Metabolic syndrome
| Variables | MetS | |||
| Without MetS, N (%) | With MetS, N (%) | Total, N (%) | p-value | |
| Age (years) (median, IQR) | 32 (14.0) | 36 (12.0) | 32 (14.0) | 0.26 |
| Age category | ||||
| ≤45 | 152 (64.4) | 84 (35.6) | 236 (87.1) | 0.86 |
| >45 | 22 (62.9) | 13 (37.1) | 35 (12.9) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 163 (66.8) | 81 (33.2) | 244 (90.0) | 0.01 |
| Female | 11 (40.7) | 16 (59.3) | 27 (10.0) | |
| Educational background | ||||
| Below college | 128 (63.7) | 73 (36.3) | 201 (74.2) | 0.76 |
| College and above | 46 (65.7) | 24 (34.3) | 70 (25.8) | |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 134 (62.9) | 79 (37.1) | 213 (78.6) | 0.39 |
| Rural | 40 (69.0) | 18 (31.0) | 58 (21.4) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 114 (65.9) | 59 (34.1) | 173 (63.8) | 0.71 |
| Married | 60 (61.2) | 38 (38.8) | 98 (36.2) | |
| Health service fee | ||||
| Paying out-of-pocket | 26 (58.8) | 19 (42.2) | 45 (16.6) | 0.33 |
| Other means* | 148 (65.5) | 78 (34.5) | 226 (83.4) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 70 (59.3) | 48 (40.7) | 118 (43.5) | 0.14 |
| Unemployed | 104 (68.0) | 49 (32.0) | 153 (56.5) | |
| Living arrangement | ||||
| Living alone | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | 22 (8.1) | 0.18 |
| Living with others | 163 (65.5) | 86 (34.5) | 249 (91.9) | |
| Religious affiliation | ||||
| Orthodox Christian | 78 (60.9) | 50 (39.1) | 128 (47.2) | 0.49 |
| Muslim | 67 (64.4) | 37 (35.6) | 104 (38.4) | |
| Protestant | 25 (73.5) | 9 (26.5) | 34 (12.6) | |
| Others** | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (1.8) | |
| Substance use | ||||
| Yes | 76 (59.8) | 51 (40.2) | 127 (46.8) | 0.16 |
| No | 98 (68.1) | 46 (31.9) | 144 (53.2) | |