Table 1.

Demographic data of the two groups of schizophrenic patients and their caregivers

Patient		Study group (n = 257)	Controls (n = 241)	χ2	p
Sex	Male	171	146	3.07	0.080
	Female	79	94
	Data missing	7	7
		Study group	Controls	t-test	p
Age (years)		39.2	42.8	-3.45	0.001
Duration of disease (years)		13.6	16.1	-2.86	0.004
Hospital admission rate (%)		1.18	10.08
Caregiver		Study group (n = 257)	Controls (n = 247)	t-test	p
Age (years)		56.9	57.5	-0.51	0.61
		Study group	Controls	χ2	p
Sex	Male	122	120	0.28	0.597
	Female	132	118
	Data missing	3	9
Marital status	Married	197	171	6.13	.152
	Single	24	24
	Others	36	52
Annual income	<US$ 7500	153	130	7.16	0.061
	US$ 7500–15,000	67	58
	US$ 15,000–22,500	18	27
	>US$ 22,500	11	20

US$ 1 = NT$ 32