Table 1.
Sociodemographic and illness-related characteristics of the participants (N = 96).
| Fast responders *N = 37 | Slow responders *N = 26 | Withdrawn N = 33 | P value | |
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| Sex (% male) | 75.7% | 69.2% | 75.8% | .81 |
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| Mean age at admission, years (SD) | 21.1 (3.7) | 21.6 (4.0) | 21.8 (3.4) | .75 |
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| Age at onset of psychotic symptoms, years (SD) | 20.5 (3.5) | 21.0 (3.8) | 21.1 (3.5) | .77 |
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| Marital status (% never married) | 81.1% | 80.8% | 90.9% | .44 |
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| Education (% post-secondary) | 13.5% | 19.2% | 18.8% | .79 |
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| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Schizophrenia/schizophreniform | 33 (89.2%) | 19 (73.1%) | 22 (66.7%) | |
| Schizoaffective/delusional/NOS | 4 (10.8%) | 4 (15.4%) | 5 (15.2%) | |
| Affective disorder | 0 (0%) | 3 (11.5%) | 6 (18.2%) | .094 |
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| Duration of untreated psychosis mean, (SD) and median (M) days | 225.2 (269.8) M = 112.0 | 267.1 (416.5) M = 95.0 | 247.5 (370.5) M = 151.0 | .97 |
*Responder status determined after 4 weeks of risperidone at a dose of 2 mg/day.