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. 2024 Oct 4;6(5):fcae347. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae347

Table 2.

Sociodemographic and hospital admission details for included cases

N = 679a Cases (N = 614) Controls (N = 65)
Age at admission/years, median (IQR) (N = 678)b 29 (18) 41 (29)
Male sex, n (%) 315 (51.3) 35 (53.9)
Marital status, n (%)
 Single 323 (52.6) 28 (43.1)
 Married 268 (43.7) 33 (50.8)
 Widowed 8 (1.3) 2 (3.1)
 Not stated 15 (2.4) 2 (3.1)
Main occupation of household, n (%)
 Armed forces 19 (3.1) 0 (0.0)
 Clerical support work 61 (9.9) 9 (13.9)
 Craft and related trades worker 116 (18.9) 10 (15.4)
 Elementary occupation 62 (10.1) 2 (3.1)
 Managers 6 (1.0) 3 (4.6)
 Plant and machine operators 102 (16.6) 12 (18.5)
 Professionals 61 (9.9) 6 (9.2)
 Service and sale work 54 (8.8) 6 (9.2)
 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 15 (2.4) 2 (3.1)
 Technicians and associate professionals 33 (5.4) 1 (1.5)
 Unemployed 13 (2.1) 1 (1.5)
 Not stated 72 (11.7) 13 (20.0)
Socioeconomic status, n (%)
 Upper middle class 8 (1.3) 2 (3.1)
 Middle class 61 (9.9) 8 (12.3)
 Lower middle class 178 (29.0) 17 (26.2)
 Skilled working 160 (26.1) 16 (24.6)
 Working class 118 (19.2) 8 (12.3)
 Non-working 17 (2.8) 1 (1.5)
 Not stated 72 (11.7) 13 (20.0)
Admission year, median (IQR) 1927 (6) 1929 (9)
Admission year, min–max 1918–1946 1918–1940
Admission duration (days), median (IQR)b 48 (40) 38 (44)
Consultant, n (%)
 Dr Grainger Stewart 86 (14.0) 4 (6.2)
 Dr Kinnier Wilson 83 (13.5) 14 (21.5)
 Dr Gordon Holmes 71 (11.6) 12 (18.5)
 Dr Risien Russell 68 (11.1) 3 (4.6)
 Dr James Collier 66 (10.8) 3 (4.6)
 Dr Hinds Howell 63 (10.3) 7 (10.8)
 Other 177 (28.8) 22 (33.8)
Admission outcome, n (%)
 Much improved 20 (3.3) 3 (4.6)
 Improved 304 (49.5) 23 (35.4)
 Slightly improved 90 (14.7) 7 (10.8)
 No change 167 (27.2) 18 (27.7)
 Worsened 3 (0.5) 3 (4.6)
 Died 15 (2.4) 7 (10.8)
 Not stated 5 (0.8) 0 (0)

aStatistics shown for full sample of 679 unless otherwise stated.

bViolin plots shown in Supplementary Figs 3 and 4.